mabababa

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From ma- +‎ baba (“lowness”), with initial reduplication of the root.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mabaˈbabaʔ/ [mɐ.bɐˈbaː.bɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -abaʔ
• Syllabification: ma‧ba‧ba‧ba

Adjective

mabababà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊᜊ)

1. plural of mababa

Etymology 2

From ma- +‎ baba (“piggyback”), with initial reduplication of the root.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mababaˈba/ [mɐ.bɐ.bɐˈba]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ma‧ba‧ba‧ba

Verb

mabababá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊᜊ)

1. contemplative aspect of mababa