habagat

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *habaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haˈbaɡat/
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbaɡat/ (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: ha‧ba‧gat

Noun

habágat (Basahan spelling ᜑᜊᜄᜆ᜔)

  1. south
    Synonym: sur

Derived terms

See also

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *habaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haˈbaɡat/
  • Hyphenation: ha‧ba‧gat

Noun

habagat (Badlit spelling ᜑᜊᜄᜆ᜔)

  1. southwest monsoon

Derived terms

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *habaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ha‧ba‧gat
  • IPA(key): /haˈbaɡat/

Noun

habágat

  1. southwest monsoon

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *habaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat (“southwest monsoon”), from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (“east or south wind”). Compare Ivatan avayat, Ilocano abagat, Kapampangan abagat, Hiligaynon bagatnan, Kavalan balat, Malay barat, Maori āwhā, and Palauan ngebard.

Pronunciation

Noun

habagat (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜄᜆ᜔)

  1. south or southwest wind
  2. southwest monsoon
    Synonym: habagat-lubang
    Coordinate term: amihan
  3. (obsolete) west
    Synonyms: habagatan, kanluran

Derived terms

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