kababata

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Tagalog

Etymology

From ka- +‎ bata, with partial reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kabaˈbataʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ba‧ba‧ta

Noun

kababatà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜊᜆ)

  1. childhood friend
    Synonym: kabata
    • 1982, Crisanto C. Rivera, Panitikang pambata: (kasaysayan at halimbawa), Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 7:
      Si Dr. Jose Rizal ay nakapagbigay rin ng ambag sa panitikang pambata nang sulatin niya noong siya'y 8 taon gulang, ang tulang Sa Aking Mga Kababata. Isinalin din niya ang dulang Aleman na Guillermo Tell ni Schiller sa Pilipino.
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    • 2021 August 1, Vanessa Cruz-Zapanta, MGA SULAT NA PARA SANA SA 'YO, HS Grafik Print, →ISBN, page 51:
      Natapakan nga ng mga kababata ko sa probinsiya kasi umabot doon. May nag-text pa nga, “Kulot na ba ang hair mo, gurl?” Pero may ibang hindi rin masaya para sa akin. Sabi sa akin, “Mabungi sana ang nagpapangiti sa iyo!
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Related terms

Adjective

kababatà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜊᜆ)

  1. contemporary
    Synonyms: kontemporaneo, kapanahon, kasabay
  2. of the same age
    Synonyms: kaedad, kasinggulang, kabata

Further reading

  • kababata at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • kababata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • kababata”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024