Possibly an old spelling variation for “malaking.”
Munting kahirapa’y mamalakhing dala,
dibdib palibhasa’y di gawing magbata,
ay bago sa mundo’y bawa’t kisap-mata,
ang tao’y mayroóng sukat ipagdusa.
– Kabanata 14 ng Florante at Laura (Francisco Baltasar)
The line could mean “Munting kahirapan ay malaking dinadala.”
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