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Aklanon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi, compare Cebuano babaye, Ilocano babai, Kapampangan babai.
Noun
babayi
- woman
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian *ba-bahi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈbaji/
- Hyphenation: ba‧ba‧yi
Noun
babáyi (Basahan spelling ᜊᜊᜌᜒ)
- a woman; a female human
- Coordinate term: lalaki
See also
Buhi'non Bikol
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian *ba-bahi.
Noun
babayi
- woman; female
- Coordinate term: lagaki
Hanunoo
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian *ba-bahi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈbaji/
- Rhymes: -aji
- Syllabification: ba‧ba‧yi
Noun
babayi (Hanunoo spelling ᜪᜪᜬᜲ)
- woman; girl; female
Derived terms
References
- Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 61
- Masaru Miyamoto, The Hanunoo-Mangyan (1988)
- ABVD
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bahi”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Hiligaynon
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧ba‧yi
- IPA(key): /baˈbaji/
Noun
babáyi
- Alternative form of babaye
References
- Cecile Motus, Hiligaynon Lessons →ISBN
Masbatenyo
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian *ba-bahi.
Noun
babayi
- female; woman; girl
- Coordinate term: lalaki
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
babayi (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜌᜒ) (now dialectal, chiefly Southern Tagalog)
- Alternative form of babae