tagababa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• taga-baba — nonstandard

Etymology

From taga- +‎ baba.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taɡabaˈbaʔ/ [t̪ɐ.ɣɐ.bɐˈbaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ta‧ga‧ba‧ba

Noun

tagababâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄᜊᜊ)

1. lowlander, ones who live on the lowlands
2. (Cordillera, by extension, somewhat derogatory) anyone who is not living on the Cordillera Mountain Range.

   Antonym: tagabundok

   Kainis yang mga tagababa, sila ang dahilan ng matinding trapik sa Baguio!

   Those people not from the Cordilleras are so frustrating, they are the reason on the heavy traffic of Baguio!