babae

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Hiligaynon[edit]

Noun[edit]

babáe

  1. dame, maid, mistress, girl

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian *ba-bahi. Cognate with Cebuano babaye, Kapampangan babai, Ilocano babai, Mansaka bobay, Maranao bebay, Paiwan vavayan, and Yogad bebay.

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Noun[edit]

babae (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜁ)

  1. woman; girl; female
    Synonym: (gay slang) gerlalu
  2. mistress; concubine; other woman
    Synonyms: kaapid, kabit, kalaguyo, kalunya
    Nahuli ko si Tatay na may kasamang babae noong isang gabi sa sa hotel.I caught Father with her mistress one night in a hotel.
    • 1981, Tomas Quintin D. Andres, Lohika sa kaisipang Pilipino:
      Ipaghalimbawa natin na ang maybahay ay may isang kaibigan na nagsabi sa kaniya na ang kaniyang asawa ay may kasamang babae.
      Let's use as an example of a wife who has a friend that told her that her husband is out with his mistress.
  3. (electronics, mechanics) female connector; female fastener

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Further reading[edit]

  • babae”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018