abayan

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Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧yan
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbajan/

Etymology 1

From abay (“waistband”) +‎ -an.

Alternative forms

Noun

abáyan

  1. (Naga, anatomy) waist
  2. (Naga) waistline
Synonyms

Verb

abayan

  1. to place a sash, waistband around
See also
  • mag-abay

Etymology 2

From abay (“to accompany”) +‎ -an.

Verb

abayan

  1. to accompany
See also
  • mag-abay

Hiligaynon

Adjective

abáyan

  1. (superstition) liable to fall under an evil spell or magic

Tagalog

Etymology

From abay +‎ -an.

Pronunciation 1
  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧yan
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbajan/, [ʔɐˈba.jɐn]

Verb

abayan (complete inabayan, progressive inaabayan, contemplative aabayan)

  1. to escort someone
  2. to act as best man or as bridesmaid
    Abayan mo si Juan sa kasal niya.
    Act as the best man for Juan in his wedding.
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for abayan
Affix Root word Trigger
-an abay object
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
abayan inabayan inaabayan
inaabayan1		 aabayan
aabayan1		 abayi1
1 Dialectal use only.

Pronunciation 2
  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧yan
  • IPA(key): /ʔabaˈjan/, [ʔɐ.bɐˈjan]

Verb

abayán (complete inabayan, progressive inaabayan, contemplative aabayan)

  1. to lie beside someone; to sit beside someone
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for abayan
Affix Root word Trigger
-an abay object
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
abayan inabayan inaabayan
inaabayan1		 aabayan
aabayan1		 abayi1
1 Dialectal use only.
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