kababaan

Tagalog

Etymology

From baba +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kabaˈbaʔan/ [kɐ.bɐˈbaː.ʔɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -aʔan
  • Syllabification: ka‧ba‧ba‧an

Noun

kababaan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜊᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. lowness (in height, altitude, price, etc.)
  2. lowland
  3. humbleness; lowliness

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