Haba

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish Java (Java). Doublet of Diyaba and Diyawa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaba/, [ˈha.bɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Ha‧ba

Proper noun[edit]

Haba (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊ)

  1. Java (an island in Indonesia)
    Synonym: (archaic) Diyawa

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 459