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Tagalog
Etymology
Syncopic form of kahabaan, from haba + ka- -an.
Pronunciation
Noun
kahab-án (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜊ᜔ᜀᜈ᜔)
- (architecture, carpentry) girder
- Synonyms: biga, sepo, tahilan, pingga
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kahab-an”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 459
- 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
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte. (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
- 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 557: “Solera) Cahaban (pc) de edifiçio palo [en que] encaran las puntas de las tijeras, abs) de haba”
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