pababa

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ baba.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pabaˈbaʔ/ [pɐ.bɐˈbaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: pa‧ba‧ba

Adjective

pababâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜊᜊ)

1. downward

Noun

pababâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜊᜊ)

1. (crosswording) down
2. letting something be lowered

Derived terms

• magpababa
• pababain

Verb

pababâ (complete pinababa, progressive pinapababa, contemplative papababa, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜊᜊ)

1. (informal) short for ipababa

Verb

pababâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜊᜊ)

1. (imperative, colloquial) short for pakibaba
2. (transitive, colloquial) short for nagpababa

Further reading

• “pababa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.