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Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habəl with elision of /l/. Compare Ilocano abel, Pangasinan abel, Bikol Central habol, Aklanon haboe, Cebuano habol, and Maranao aol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haˈbi/, (adjective)
- Hyphenation: ha‧bi
Noun
habi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜒ)
- weave; pattern of weave
- Synonym: pagkakahabi
- weaving
- Synonym: paghabi
Derived terms
Adjective
habí (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜒ)
- woven
- Synonym: hinabi
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhabiʔ/,
- Hyphenation: ha‧bi
Interjection
habì (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜒ)
- get out of the way!
- Synonyms: tabi, ilag, alis
Derived terms
Further reading
- “habi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018