babaw

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Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ba‧baw
  • IPA(key): /ˈbabau/, [ˈbabaʊ̯]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babaw (“shallow”).

Noun

bábaw

  1. shallow
    Antonym: rarom
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *babaw (“top, upper surface”).

Noun

bábaw

  1. (archaic) top, above
    Antonym: baba
Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babaw, from Proto-Austronesian *babaw. Cognate with Paiwan vavaw (“up, above”), Kavalan babaw (“upper surface, upper part, top”), Palauan bab (“area/space above, top, surface”), Maori waho (“outside”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ba‧baw
  • IPA(key): /ˈbabaw/, [ˈba.baʊ̯]

Noun

babaw

  1. a place on top

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawbaw. Compare Tetum fohon.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ba‧baw
  • IPA(key): /ˈbabaw/, [ˈba.baʊ̯]

Noun

babaw

  1. shallowness
    Antonyms: lalim, kalaliman
  2. frivolousness; superficiality; trifle
  3. place where water is shallow

Derived terms
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