habi

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habəl with elision of /l/. Compare Ilocano abel, Pangasinan abel, Kapampangan abal, Bikol Central habol, Aklanon haboe, Cebuano habol, and Maranao aol.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈhabi/ [ˈhaː.bɪ] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -abi
    • IPA(key): /haˈbi/ [hɐˈbɪ] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: ha‧bi

Noun

habi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜒ)

  1. weave; pattern of weave
    Synonym: pagkakahabi
  2. weaving
    Synonym: paghabi
Derived terms
  • habihan
  • habihin
  • habing-kamay
  • humabi
  • maghabi
  • manghahabi
  • paghabi
  • paghahabi
  • pagkahabi
  • pagkakahabi
  • panghabi

Adjective

habí (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜒ)

  1. woven
    Synonym: hinabi

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhabiʔ/ [ˈhaː.bɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -abiʔ
  • Syllabification: ha‧bi

Interjection

habì (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜒ)

  1. get out of the way!
    Synonyms: tabi, ilag, alis
Derived terms
  • humabi
  • magpahabi
  • pahabiin

Further reading

  • habi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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