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