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Tagalog
Etymology
From haban (“purple”) + ube (“purple yam”).
Pronunciation
Noun
habán-ube (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜈ᜔ᜂᜊᜒ)
- purple (color/colour)
- Synonyms: lila, biyoleta, morado, haban, kulay-ube, ube, purpura
Derived terms
Adjective
habán-ube (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜈ᜔ᜂᜊᜒ)
- purple (color/colour)
- Synonyms: lila, biyoleta, morado, haban, kulay-ube, ube, purpura
Further reading
- “haban-ube”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 558
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 460
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 431: “Morado) Haban vbi (pp) color claro”