ibaba

Cognate with Swahili ubawa.

ibabá class 5 (plural amababá class 6)

1. wing

From i- +‎ baba.

• Hyphenation: i‧ba‧ba
• IPA^(key): /ʔibaˈbaʔ/, [ʔɪ.bɐˈbaʔ]

ibabâ (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜊ)

1. place under; underneath; under part

   Synonym: ilalim

   Antonym: itaas

2. lower part

   Synonyms: lapag, sahig

3. ground floor; basement; downstairs

   Synonym: silong

4. base; foot (of a staircase, mountain, etc.)

   Synonyms: puno, paanan

5. southern part of a district or town; opposite of the uptown district

   Synonym: timog

   Antonym: ilaya

ibabâ (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜊ, complete ibinaba, progressive ibinababa, contemplative ibababa)

1. to bring downstairs

   Synonym: ipanaog

   Antonym: iakyat

2. to put down a thing on something

   Synonym: ipatong

3. to bring down (from a tree, pole, etc.)

   Synonym: ilapag

4. to lower; to make lower (of the position of something)

   Synonym: pababain

5. (figurative) to bring down (of prices, rank, position, etc.)

   Synonym: babaan

6. to make softer; to lower (of volume)

   Synonyms: hinaan, ihina, babaan

   Antonym: ilakas

• Hyphenation: i‧ba‧ba
• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈbabaʔ/, [ʔɪˈba.bɐʔ]

ibabà (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜊ, complete ibinaba, progressive ibinababa, contemplative ibababa)

1. to lower or soften (one's voice)

   Synonyms: hinaan, ihina, babaan

• Hyphenation: i‧ba‧ba
• IPA^(key): /ʔibaˈba/, [ʔɪ.bɐˈba]

ibabá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜊ, complete ibinaba, progressive ibinababa, contemplative ibababa)

1. to carry someone piggyback

   Synonym: babahin

From iba +‎ iba, literally “father's father”.

• IPA^(key): /ī.bā.bā/

ibaba

1. (Ọwọ) paternal grandfather

• iyeye (“maternal grandmother”)