bumaba

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Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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From baba (descent, decrease) +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /bumaˈbaʔ/ [bʊ.mɐˈbaʔ] (to go down; to get off (a vehicle); to land (of an airplane); to decrease; to abdicate, verb)
    • IPA(key): /buˈmabaʔ/ [bʊˈmaː.bɐʔ] (to decrease; to degenerate (physically or mentally), verb)
  • Syllabification: bu‧ma‧ba

Verb

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bumabâ (complete bumaba, progressive bumababa, contemplative bababa, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋᜊ)

  1. to go down; to descend
    Synonym: pumanaog
  2. to travel to a place of low altitude
    Antonym: umakyat
    Bababa kami bukas kasi napakalamig.
    We will go down to the lowlands tomorrow because it's so cold.
  3. to get off; to alight (from a vehicle or animal)
  4. to land (of an airplane)
  5. to decrease; to become lower (of quantity or measurement, such as prices, height, pitch, temperature, etc.)
  6. to abdicate; to step down (of officials, kings, etc.)
  7. complete aspect of bumaba
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Verb

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bumabà (complete bumaba, progressive bumababa, contemplative bababa, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋᜊ)

  1. to decrease; to become lower (of quantity or measurement, such as prices, height, pitch, temperature, etc.)
  2. to degenerate; to decline (physically, mentally, etc.)
  3. complete aspect of bumaba
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Etymology 2

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From baba (piggyback) +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bumabá (complete bumaba, progressive bumababa, contemplative bababa, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋᜊ)

  1. to carry a child piggyback
  2. complete aspect of bumaba
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