Tagalog
Etymology
From berde + ka- -han.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈbeɾdehan/ [kɐˌbɛɾ.d̪ɛˈhan̪]
- Rhymes: -eɾdehan
- Syllabification: ka‧ber‧de‧han
Noun
kabérdehán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜑᜈ᜔)
- greenness
- Synonym: kaluntian
1996, Buenaventura S. Medina, The B.S. Medina Jr. Reader[1], page 101:Natanaw ng bata sa isang iglap ang kaberdehan ng gubat sa makalampas ng batong pader.- The child saw in a glance the greenness of the forest beyond the stone wall.
- (colloquial) lewd jokes