pabaya

Central Bikol

Etymology

From pa- +‎ baya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈbajaʔ/ [paˈba.jaʔ], /pabaˈjaʔ/ [pa.baˈjaʔ]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ba‧ya

Adjective

pabayà or pabayâ (intensified pabayaon, Basahan spelling ᜉᜊᜌ)

1. neglectful

   Synonym: aliwalas

2. negligent

   Synonym: ragap

3. forsaken; forlorn

   Synonym: sawi

Derived terms

• kapabayaan
• magpabaya
• makapabaya
• mapabayaan
• pabayaan

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *pa-

Tagalog pa-

Proto-Philippine *bayáq

Tagalog baya

Tagalog pabaya

From pa- + baya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pabaˈjaʔ/ [pɐ.bɐˈjaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: pa‧ba‧ya

Adjective

pabayâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜊᜌ)

1. careless; negligent

Derived terms

• kapabayaan
• magpabaya
• mapabayaan
• mapagpabaya
• napabayaan
• pabayaan
• pagkapabaya
• pinabayaan

Verb

pabayâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜊᜌ)

1. (transitive, colloquial) short for nagpabaya

Further reading

• “pabaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018