mabababa

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From ma- +‎ baba (“lowness”), with initial reduplication of the root.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /mabaˈbabaʔ/ [mɐ.bɐˈbaː.bɐʔ] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -abaʔ
    • IPA(key): /maˌbabaˈbaʔ/ [mɐˌbaː.bɐˈbaʔ] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ma‧ba‧ba‧ba

Adjective

mabababà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊᜊ)

  1. plural of mababa

Verb

mabábabâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊᜊ)

  1. contemplative aspect of mababa

Etymology 2

From ma- +‎ baba (“piggyback”), with initial reduplication of the root.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˌbabaˈba/ [mɐˌbaː.bɐˈba]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ma‧ba‧ba‧ba

Verb

mabábabá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊᜊ)

  1. contemplative aspect of mababa
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