magloob-bata

Tagalog

Etymology

From mag- +‎ loob (“inside; inner part; will; desire”) +‎ bata (“child; sweetheart; paramour”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maɡloˌʔob ˈbataʔ/ [mɐɡ.loˌʔob ˈbaː.tɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ataʔ
• Syllabification: mag‧lo‧ob-ba‧ta

Verb

magloób-batà (complete nagloob-bata, progressive nagloloob-bata, contemplative magloloob-bata, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔ᜊᜆ) (obsolete)

1. to cohabit in concubinage

   Synonyms: mag-agulo, makiapid, mangalunya

Related terms

• pagloobang-bata

 

Further reading

• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier