tabad

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Tagbanwa, Central Tagbanwa, Calamian Tagbanwa tabad.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ta‧bad

Noun

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tabad

  1. a kind of rice wine

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaR (tasteless, insipid; powerless; antidote, as against snakebite). Compare Cebuano tabad, Malay tawar, and Old Javanese tawa (powerless, weak, inefficacious, harmless).

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Noun

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tabad (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜇ᜔)

  1. water added to dilute an alcoholic drink (especially tuba)
    Synonym: banto
  2. act of adding water to dilute an alcoholic drink (especially tuba)
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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tabád (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜇ᜔)

  1. bloodletting; phlebotomy
    Synonyms: pagtatabad, padugo

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