babae

Hiligaynon

Noun

babáe

  1. dame, maid, mistress, girl

Tagalog

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian *ba-bahi. Cognate with Cebuano babaye, Kapampangan babai, Ilocano babai, Mansaka bobay, Maranao bebay, Paiwan vavayan, and Yogad bebay.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧ba‧e
  • IPA(key): /baˈbaʔe/, [bɐˈba.ʔe]
  • Rhymes: -aʔe

Noun

babae (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜁ)

  1. woman; girl; female
  2. mistress; concubine; other woman
    Synonyms: kaapid, kabit, kalaguyo, kalunya
    • 1981, Tomas Quintin D. Andres, Lohika sa kaisipang Pilipino
      Ipaghalimbawa natin na ang maybahay ay may isang kaibigan na nagsabi sa kaniya na ang kaniyang asawa ay may kasamang babae.
      Let's use as an example of a wife who has a friend that told her that her husband is out with his mistress.
    Nahuli ko si Tatay na may kasamang babae noong isang gabi sa sa hotel.I caught Father with her mistress one night in a hotel.
  3. (electronics, mechanics) female connector; female fastener

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