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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bábad.
Pronunciation
Noun
bábad or babád (Basahan spelling ᜊᜊᜇ᜔)
- soak
- Synonyms: humom, huom
Derived terms
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
babad
- a coconut palm frond used as a torch
Central Cagayan Agta
Noun
babad
- headache
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦧꦧꦢ꧀ (babad, “history, chronicle”), from Old Javanese *babad,
Pronunciation
Noun
babad (plural babad-babad)
- chronicle, annal, historical account.
- (literature) Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese, Sasak, and Madurese stories containing historical events
Synonyms
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
babad
- Romanization of ꦧꦧꦢ꧀
Malay
Noun
babad (Jawi spelling بابد, plural babad-babad, informal 1st possessive babadku, 2nd possessive babadmu, 3rd possessive babadnya)
- history; chronicle
Further reading
Maranao
Noun
babad
- descendant
Verb
babad
- to multiply
Old Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bajbaj, from Proto-Austronesian *bajbaj (“loosen, untie, unwrap; unravel; to clear forest”), *-baj (“unravel, untie”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.bat/
- Rhymes: -bat
- Hyphenation: ba‧bad
Noun
babad
- clearing
Verb
babad
- to clear land
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- "babad" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
O'odham
Etymology
Cognate with Northern Tepehuan babáádai, Classical Nahuatl cueyatl.
Noun
babad
- frog, toad
References
- Saxton, Dean, Saxton, Lucille, Enos, Susie (1983) Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, second edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press
Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bábad.
Pronunciation
Noun
babad (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜇ᜔)
- soak; soaking (in liquid)
- Synonyms: tigmak, mamad
- prolonged stay in water (in bathing)
- (figurative) bad habit of a person (especially of a gambler, etc.)
Derived terms
Adjective
babád (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜇ᜔)
- thoroughly soaked; saturated (in liquid)
- (figurative) immersed in a bad habit
References
- “babad”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024