hababa

Central Bikol

Etymology

From ha- +‎ baba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /habaˈbaʔ/ [ha.baˈbaʔ]

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• IPA^(key): /ʔabaˈbaʔ/ [ʔa.baˈbaʔ] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: ha‧ba‧ba

Adjective

hababâ (plural harababa, intensified hababaon, plural intensified harababaon, Basahan spelling ᜑᜊᜊ)

1. short (of a person, tree, building, etc.)

   Antonym: halangkaw

Derived terms

• kahababaan