kalumbaba

• halumbaba
• ngalumbaba
• ngayumbaba
• salumbaba

Said to be from kalong +‎ baba. Alternatively, possibly from variant salumbaba, from salo (“catch”) +‎ -m- +‎ baba (“chin”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kalumˈbabaʔ/ [kɐ.lʊmˈbaː.bɐʔ], /kalumbaˈbaʔ/ [kɐ.lʊm.bɐˈbaʔ]
• Rhymes: -abaʔ, -aʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧lum‧ba‧ba

kalumbabà or kalumbabâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜊ)

1. act of resting one's chin on the palm or the back of hand (especially the knuckles)

• “kalumbaba”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kalumbaba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018