babaw

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Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbabaw/ [ˈba.baʊ̯]
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  • Hyphenation: ba‧baw

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babaw (shallow).

Noun

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bábaw (Basahan spelling ᜊᜊᜏ᜔)

  1. shallow
    Antonym: rarom
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *babaw (top, upper surface).

Noun

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bábaw (Basahan spelling ᜊᜊᜏ᜔)

  1. (archaic) top, above
    Antonym: baba
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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babaw, from Proto-Austronesian *babaw. Cognate with Paiwan vavaw (up, above), Kavalan babaw (upper surface, upper part, top), Palauan bab (area/space above, top, surface), Maori waho (outside).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ba‧baw
  • IPA(key): /ˈbabaw/ [ˈba.bɐʊ̯]

Noun

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babaw

  1. a place on top

Saisiyat

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *babaw. Cognate with Paiwan vavaw (up, above), Kavalan babaw (upper surface, upper part, top), Palauan bab (area/space above, top, surface), and Maori waho (outside).

Noun

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babaw

  1. top; apex

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawbaw (shallow). Compare Tetum fohon.

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Noun

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babaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜏ᜔)

  1. shallowness
    Synonym: kababawan
    Antonyms: lalim, kalaliman
  2. frivolousness; superficiality; trifle
  3. shoal; shallow (place where water is shallow)
    Synonym: kababawan

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • babaw at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • babaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*babaw₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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