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Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Filipino
Scripts ᜋᜑᜎᜒᜃ(Baybayin)
Other Forms FormsMaharlica, Maharlikah
Meaning & History
Means "freeman, noble, aristocratic" in Tagalog, ultimately from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika) meaning "very prosperous". This was the term used to the warrior class in ancient Tagalog society.