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Bikol Central
Etymology
From pagka- + buhay.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paɡkaˈbuhaj/
- IPA(key): /paɡkaˈbuʔaj/ (h-dropping)
- Hyphenation: pag‧ka‧bu‧hay
Noun
pagkabuhay (Basahan spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)
- a way of life
- (by extension) life (instance of existing)
- Antonym: pagkagadan
Tagalog
Etymology
From pagka- + buhay.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /paɡkaˈbuhaj/ (“means of livelihood; resurrection; chance of living; success”)
- IPA(key): /paɡkabuˈhaj/ (“condition of being alive”)
- IPA(key): /paɡˌkaˈbuhaj/ (“act of resurrection”)
- Syllabification: pag‧ka‧bu‧hay
Noun
pagkabuhay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)
- means of livelihood
- Synonym: ikinabubuhay
- resurrection; coming back from the dead
- chance of living (clarification of this definition is needed)
- thriving; success (of a business enterprise)
- Synonyms: paglago, pag-unlad
Derived terms
Noun
pagkabuháy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)
- condition of being alive
Noun
pagkábúhay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)
- act by which someone is resurrected