kabaw

Cebuano

Etymology

From earlier kalabaw, with dropping of /l/ when surrounded by identical vowels in Boholano and Leyte dialects, borrowed from Waray-Waray karabaw, ultimately from Austroasiatic via Malay kerbau. Compare Bikol Central karabaw, Hiligaynon karabaw, Tagalog kalabaw, Tausug kabaw and Waray-Waray karabaw.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ka‧baw
  • IPA(key): /ˈkabaw/, [ˈka.baʊ̯]

Noun

kabaw

  1. water buffalo; carabao
  2. large person or animal
  3. (colloquial) neckerchief slide of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines

Quotations
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:kabaw.

Derived terms
  • kinabaw
  • magkabaw

Eastern Cham

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Malay kerbau.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkabaʊ/

Noun

kabaw

  1. water buffalo

Karao

Adjective

kabaw

  1. senile

Tausug

Etymology

From Malay kerbau.

Noun

kabaw

  1. water buffalo; carabao
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