pinangaba

Kankanaey

Etymology

From pinang- +‎ aba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pinaˈŋaba/ [pi.nʌˈŋaː.bʌ]
  • Rhymes: -aba
  • Syllabification: pi‧na‧nga‧ba

Noun

pinangába

  1. (chiefly used in folk songs) husband, wife, spouse

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “pinangaba”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 1