balbas

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barba, barbas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəlˈbas/ [bəlˈbäs]
  • Hyphenation: bal‧bas

Noun

balbas

  1. beard

Latin

Adjective

balbās

  1. accusative feminine plural of balbus

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barbas, plural of barba. Compare Bikol Central barabas.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /balˈbas/ [bɐlˈbas]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: bal‧bas

Noun

balbás (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜊᜐ᜔)

  1. beard
    Synonyms: bungot, gumi, (obsolete) baang
    Mahaba ang kanyang balbas.
    He has a long beard.

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “balbas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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