himbabahay

Tagalog

Etymology

From him- +‎ bahay, from an initial reduplication of bahay.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /himbaˈbahaj/ [hɪm.bɐˈba.haɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -ahaj
  • Syllabification: him‧ba‧ba‧hay

Noun

himbabahay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜊᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. (neologism) mansion
    Synonym: mansiyon

References
  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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