habambuhay
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From haba + -m- + buhay; the -m-, originally from -ng changing to reflect nasal assimilation before labial consonants.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌhabamˈbuhaj/ [ˌhaː.bɐmˈbuː.haɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -uhaj
- Syllabification: ha‧bam‧bu‧hay
Adjective
[edit]hábambúhay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)
- Alternative form of habang-buhay
Noun
[edit]hábambúhay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)
- Alternative form of habang-buhay
Further reading
[edit]- “habambuhay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018