bading

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Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog bading.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈdiŋ/ [baˈd̪iŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ding

Noun

badíng (Basahan spelling ᜊᜇᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. (derogatory) An effeminate man
    Synonyms: binabayi, babayinhon
  2. (offensive) A gay male
    Synonym: bakla

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From badap +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈdiŋ/ [bɐˈd̪ɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Syllabification: ba‧ding

Noun

badíng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜒᜅ᜔) (colloquial, derogatory)

  1. effeminate man; womanish man; homosexual male; hermaphrodite
    Synonyms: bakla, bayot, beki, baklita, binabae, badap
    • 1988, Lagda Pub. Incorporated, National Mid-week, Volume 3, Issues 9-12:
      J: Pa'no kaya kung malaman ng tatay mong bading ka?
      What would happen if your dad finds out you're gay?
Derived terms
  • badinglets
  • mabading
  • pagkabading
See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English budding.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbadiŋ/ [ˈbaː.d̪ɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -adiŋ
  • Syllabification: ba‧ding

Adjective

bading (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. budding
    Synonyms: namumuko, umuusbong

Noun

bading (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜒᜅ᜔) (horticulture)

  1. budding
    Synonyms: pagpapasanga, pagsibol
Derived terms
  • pagbabading
See also

Further reading

  • bading”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • tagalog-dictionary.com
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 11