babayi

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi, compare Cebuano babaye, Ilocano babai, Kapampangan babai.

Noun

babayi

  1. woman

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian *ba-bahi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baˈbaji/, [baˈba.ji]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ba‧yi

Noun

babáyi (Basahan spelling ᜊᜊᜌᜒ)

  1. a woman; a female human
    Coordinate term: lalaki

See also

Buhi'non Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian *ba-bahi.

Noun

babayi

  1. woman; female
    Coordinate term: lagaki

Hanunoo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian *ba-bahi.

Noun

babáyi

  1. woman, female

References
  • Harold C. Conklin, Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (1953)
  • Masaru Miyamoto, The Hanunoo-Mangyan (1988)
  • ABVD

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ba‧yi
  • IPA(key): /baˈbaji/, [baˈba.ji]

Noun

babáyi

  1. Alternative form of babaye

References
  • Cecile Motus, Hiligaynon Lessons →ISBN

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian *ba-bahi.

Noun

babayi

  1. female; woman; girl
    Coordinate term: lalaki

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈbaji/ [bɐˈba.jɪ]
  • Rhymes: -aji
  • Syllabification: ba‧ba‧yi

Noun

babayi (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜌᜒ) (dialectal)

  1. Alternative form of babae
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