habang

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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)

  1. while/whilst
    Synonyms: mantang, miyentras, urawang

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From haba +‎ -ng.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

habang (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. while; in the time that
    Synonyms: samantala, miyentras
Derived terms

Adverb

habang (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. as long as
    Synonym: hanggang

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Adjective

habáng (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. unsymmetrical
    Synonyms: tabingi, hiwid