bibig-kataba
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- bibig cataba — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
From bibig (“mouth”) + kataba (“archerfish”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˌbiɡ kaˈtabaʔ/ [bɪˌbɪɡ kɐˈt̪aː.bɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -abaʔ
- Syllabification: bi‧big-ka‧ta‧ba
Adjective
bibíg-katabà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜃᜆᜊ) (idiomatic, obsolete)
Further reading
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier