pababa

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ baba.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pabaˈbaʔ/ [pɐ.bɐˈbaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: pa‧ba‧ba

Adjective

pababâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜊᜊ)

1. downward

Noun

pababâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜊᜊ)

1. (crossword) down
2. letting something be lowered

Derived terms

• magpababa
• pababain

 

Further reading

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