matabang

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

matab-ang

Etymology

From ma- +‎ tabang (“blandness”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧bang
IPA^(key): /mataʔˈbaŋ/

Adjective

matàbang (intensified matabangon)

(Naga, Tabaco, Legazpi) insipid, bland, tasteless
Synonym: malabsay

Mansaka

Etymology

From ma- +‎ tabang.

Adjective

matabang

tasteless

Sambali

Etymology

From ma- +‎ tabang.

Adjective

matabáng

tasteless; bland

Tagalog

Alternative forms

matab-ang – Batangas

Etymology

From ma- +‎ tabang.

Pronunciation

(standard Tagalog, Central Luzon) IPA^(key): /mataˈbaŋ/, [mɐ.tɐˈbaŋ]
(Batangas, Southern Tagalog, Old Tagalog) IPA^(key): /matabˈʔaŋ/, [mɐ.tɐbˈʔaŋ]
standard: ma‧ta‧bang, dialectal: ma‧tab‧ang

Adjective

matabáng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜊᜅ᜔ or ᜋᜆᜊ᜔ᜀᜅ᜔)

bland; insipid; tasteless

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