sabak

See also: Sabak

Cebuano

Pronunciation 1

• Hyphenation: sa‧bak
• IPA^(key): /ˈsabak/ [ˈs̪a.bɐk]

Verb

sabak

1. to sit on a person's lap
2. to carry a child in the womb

Derived terms

• magsabak
• mosabak

Pronunciation 2

• Hyphenation: sa‧bak
• IPA^(key): /saˈbak/ [s̪ɐˈbak]

Adjective

sabák

1. pregnant

   Synonyms: mabdos, buros

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧bak
• IPA^(key): /ˈsabak/ [ˈsa.bak]

Noun

sabak

1. alternative form of sabat

Hiligaynon

Noun

sábak

1. lap

Verb

sábak

1. to sit on one's lap

Derived terms

• magsabat
• sabatun

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sabəak/
• Hyphenation: sa‧bak

Noun

sabak

1. cry, lamentation

Ibatan

Noun

sabak

1. bowl

Malay

Etymology

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Noun

sabak (plural sabak-sabak or sabak²)

1. slate

Further reading

• "sabak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsabak/ [ˈsaː.bɐk̠̚]
• Rhymes: -abak
• Syllabification: sa‧bak

Noun

sabak (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜃ᜔)

1. blind or hasty attack or assault

   Synonyms: banat, lantak, pagbanat, paglantak

2. blind involvement (in something one hardly expects to be able to do)

   Synonyms: subo, pagsubo, pagkapasubo

3. (colloquial) facing of a heavy task
4. notch or mortise on a post to hold a beam or rafter

   Synonyms: bakat, uka, aak

5. notch at the end of the arrow shaft for setting on the cord of the bow

   Synonyms: ukit, uka

6. unusual and unauthorized use for self advantage of food supplies

Derived terms

• isabak
• magsabak
• mapasabak
• pagsabak
• pasabakan
• pasabakin
• sabakan
• sumabak

Anagrams

• baksa, bakas