kumbaga

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cun baga — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kung baga

Etymology

From kung (“if”) +‎ baga (“enclitic”) with nasal assimilation.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kumbaˈɡa/ [kʊm.bɐˈɣa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: kum‧ba‧ga

Adverb

kumbagá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜄ)

1. for instance; for example; as if; like

   Synonyms: halimbawa, parang