pabandying-bandying

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From pa- +‎ bandying-bandying, with the root being a reduplication of English bandying, from bandy +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌbandjiŋ ˈbandjiŋ/ [pɐˌban̪.d͡ʒɪm ˈban̪.d͡ʒɪŋ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /paˌbandjiŋ ˈbandjiŋ/ [pɐˌban̪.d̪jɪm ˈban̪.d̪jɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -andjiŋ
  • Syllabification: pa‧ban‧dying-ban‧dying

Adjective

pabandying-bandying (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜊᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜅ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜅ᜔) (slang)

  1. prone to gallivanting; directionless; carefree; aimless
    Synonyms: pagala-gala, palaboy, palibot-libot

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