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Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog habang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhabaŋ/
- IPA(key): /ˈʔabaŋ/ (h-dropping)
- Hyphenation: ha‧bang
Conjunction
hábang (Basahan spelling ᜑᜊᜅ᜔)
- while/whilst
- Synonyms: mantang, miyentras, urawang
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From haba + -ng.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
habang (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜅ᜔)
- while; in the time that
- Synonyms: samantala, miyentras
Derived terms
Adverb
habang (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜅ᜔)
- as long as
- Synonym: hanggang
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adjective
habáng (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜅ᜔)
- unsymmetrical
- Synonyms: tabingi, hiwid