habang

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Tagalog habang.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhabaŋ/, [ˈha.baŋ]
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔabaŋ/, [ˈʔa.baŋ] (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: ha‧bang

Conjunction[edit]

hábang (Basahan spelling ᜑᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. while/whilst
    Synonyms: mantang, miyentras, urawang

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From haba +‎ -ng, from haba + na.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhabaŋ/, [ˈha.bɐŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ha‧bang

Conjunction[edit]

habang (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. while; in the time that
    Synonyms: samantala, miyentras
Derived terms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

habang (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. as long as
    Synonym: hanggang

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /haˈbaŋ/, [hɐˈbaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ha‧bang

Adjective[edit]

habáng (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. unsymmetrical
    Synonyms: tabingi, hiwid