kataba

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈtabaʔ/ [kɐˈt̪aː.bɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -abaʔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧ta‧ba

Noun

katabà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜊ)

  1. banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From ka- +‎ taba.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kataˈbaʔ/ [kɐ.t̪ɐˈbaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧ta‧ba

Adjective

katabâ (plural katataba, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜊ)

  1. absolute superlative degree of mataba

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