salbahe

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish salvaje (wild; savage).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: sal‧ba‧he
  • IPA(key): /salˈbahe/, [sal̪ˈba.he]

Adjective[edit]

salbahe

  1. naughty
    Synonyms: pilyo, sutil
  2. bad
    Synonym: maraot
  3. nasty
    Synonym: bagla

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish salvaje (wild; savage).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /salˈbahe/, [sɐlˈba.hɛ]
  • Hyphenation: sal‧ba‧he

Adjective[edit]

salbahe (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎ᜔ᜊᜑᜒ)

  1. naughty; mischievous
    Synonyms: malikot, pilyo, damukol
  2. savage; wild; undomesticated
    Synonyms: mailap, simaron, mabangis
  3. (by extension) notoriously cunning or abusive
    Synonyms: manloloko, manlilinlang, tuso

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

salbahe (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎ᜔ᜊᜑᜒ)

  1. savage; fierce, brutal person
  2. (by extension) person who is notoriously cunning or abusive