kabay

See also: Kabay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cabay — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkabaj/ [ˈkaː.baɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -abaj
• (Quezon) IPA^(key): /kaˈbaj/ [kɐˈbaɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: ka‧bay

Noun

kabay or kabáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜌ᜔) (dialectal, Quezon, eastern Marinduque)

1. winged bean

   Synonyms: sigarilyas, kalamismis

Further reading

• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971), A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 174
• Soberano, Rosa (1980), The Dialects of Marinduque Tagalog‎, Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, →ISBN

Anagrams

• akbay, bakay, bakya