habal-habal

English

Alternative forms

  • habel-habel

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano habalhabal.

Noun

habal-habal (plural habal-habals or habal-habal)

  1. (Philippines) A motorcycle taxi, particularly a small motorcycle modified to carry up to six passengers and cargo.
    Synonym: skylab

Cebuano

Etymology

Reduplication of habal (“to copulate”), named after the seating arrangement reminiscent of the male animal mounting a female from the back.[1]

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ha‧bal‧ha‧bal

Noun

habal-habal

  1. motorcycle taxi

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:habal-habal.

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Lourdes G. dela Torre (4 December 2019) VERA Files‎[1] (in English): “‘Habal’ in Bisaya means to “breed” or the mating of animals and the term now describes the position of the riders on a two-wheeler.”

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano habalhabal.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌhabal ˈhabal/ [ˌhaː.bɐl ˈhaː.bɐl]
  • Rhymes: -abal
  • Syllabification: ha‧bal-ha‧bal

Noun

habal-habal (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜎ᜔ᜑᜊᜎ᜔)

  1. motorcycle taxi

Further reading

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