habang

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Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog habang.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ha‧bang
  • IPA(key): /ˈhabaŋ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔabaŋ/ (h-dropping)

Conjunction

hábang

  1. while, whilst
    Synonyms: mantang, miyentras

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From haba +‎ -ng, from haba + na.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ha‧bang
  • IPA(key): /ˈhabaŋ/, [ˈha.bɐŋ]

Conjunction

habang (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. while; in the time that
    Synonyms: samantala, miyentras
Derived terms

Adverb

habang (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. as long as
    Synonym: hanggang

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ha‧bang
  • IPA(key): /haˈbaŋ/, [hɐˈbaŋ]

Adjective

habáng (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. unsymmetrical
    Synonyms: tabingi, hiwid
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