kahab-an

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Syncopic form of kahabaan, from haba + ka- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kahabˈʔan/ [kɐ.hɐbˈʔan]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ka‧hab-an

Noun

kahab-án (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜊ᜔ᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. (architecture, carpentry) girder
    Synonyms: biga, sepo, tahilan, pingga

Derived terms

  • magkahab-an

Further reading

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