halimbawa

See also: Halimbawa

Cebuano

Etymology

Attested in Encarnacion's Diccionario Bisaya-Español—3rd Edition, 1885.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /halimˈbawaʔ/ [hɐ.l̪ɪmˈba.wɐʔ]
• Hyphenation: ha‧lim‧ba‧wa

Noun

halimbawà (Badlit spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜏ)

1. (obsolete) example, instance

   Synonyms: baaybay (obsolete), sanglit, paningnan, pananglitan

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /halimˈbawaʔ/ [ha.l̪imˈba.waʔ]

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /ʔalimˈbawaʔ/ [ʔa.l̪imˈba.waʔ] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: ha‧lim‧ba‧wa

Adverb

halimbawà (Basahan spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜏ)

1. for example; for instance

   Synonym: por ehemplo

Noun

halimbawà (Basahan spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜏ)

1. example

   Synonym: ehemplo

Hiligaynon

Noun

halimbawa

1. example
2. illustration
3. instance

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly related to bawa. Compare Central Bikol halimbawa, Cebuano halimbawa, Hiligaynon halimbawa, and Sambali alimbawa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /halimˈbawaʔ/ [hɐ.lɪmˈbaː.wɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -awaʔ
• Syllabification: ha‧lim‧ba‧wa

Adverb

halimbawà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜏ)

1. for example

Alternative forms

• hal, hal. — abbreviation

Noun

halimbawà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜏ)

1. example

   Synonyms: ehemplo, ilustrasyon, instansiya

2. sample

   Synonym: muwestra

3. model

   Synonyms: huwaran, modelo, uliran, tularan

4. class; kind

   Synonyms: uri, klase

Derived terms

• gamit-halimbawa
• halimbawaan
• halimbawain
• humalimbawa
• ihalimbawa
• ipaghalimbawa
• kahalimbawa
• kuhang-halimbawa
• maghalimbawa
• mahalimbawa
• mahalimbawaan
• mangalimbawa
• paghahalimbawa

Further reading

• “halimbawa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “halimbawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018