kalumbaba

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Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from variant salumbaba, from salo (“catch”) + -m- + baba (“chin”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kalumˈbabaʔ/ [kɐ.lʊmˈba.bɐʔ], /kalumbaˈbaʔ/ [kɐ.lʊm.bɐˈbaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -abaʔ, -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧lum‧ba‧ba

Noun[edit]

kalumbabà or kalumbabâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜊ)

  1. act of resting one's chin on the palm or the back of hand (especially the knuckles)

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Further reading[edit]

  • “kalumbaba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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