hababa

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Etymology

From ha- +‎ baba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /habaˈbaʔ/ [ha.baˈbaʔ]
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  • IPA(key): /ʔabaˈbaʔ/ [ʔa.baˈbaʔ] (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: ha‧ba‧ba

Adjective

hababâ (plural harababa, intensified hababaon, plural intensified harababaon)

  1. short (of a person, tree, building, etc.)
    Antonym: halangkaw