yabyab

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /jabˈjab/ [jɐbˈjab]
• Rhymes: -ab
• Syllabification: yab‧yab

Noun

yabyáb (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜊ᜔ᜌᜊ᜔)

1. pounding of rice grains with a pestle in a mortar (for the second time for the purpose of breaking the husks)

   Synonym: pagyabyab

   Coordinate terms: lupak, digas

2. (colloquial) babble; empty, foolish talk

   Synonyms: abla, ngawa, yapyap

Derived terms

• pagyabyab

See also

• luba
• kiskisan