habal

Cebuano

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ha‧bal
• IPA^(key): /ˈhabal/ [ˈha.bɐl̪]

Verb

hábal (Badlit spelling ᜑᜊᜎ᜔)

1. to mate; to copulate

   Synonyms: iyot, kayat, hilawas, jerjer, torjak

Derived terms

• habalhabal
• maghabal

Anagrams

• bahal

Hiligaynon

Adjective

habal

1. inflamed

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English hobble.

Noun

habal m (genitive singular habail, nominative plural habail)

1. hobble; awkward situation, fix, difficulty
2. hobble skirt

Declension

Declension of habal (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative habal habail vocative a habail a habala genitive habail habal dative habal habail forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an habal na habail genitive an habail na habal dative leis an habal don habal leis na habail

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “habal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhabal/ [ˈhaː.bɐl]
• Rhymes: -abal
• Syllabification: ha‧bal

Noun

habal (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜎ᜔)

1. clipping of habal-habal

Usage notes

• Although it is a clipping of habal-habal, borrowed from Cebuano habalhabal, the word does not share the same meaning as Cebuano habal, which means “copulation”.

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay khabar, from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /habal/ [hɑˈβal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ha‧bal

Noun

habal (Sulat Sūg spelling هَبَلْ)

1. news

Derived terms

• maghabal

See also

• bayta'
• suysuy