Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From katha (“fiction; composition”) + -m- + buhay (“life”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /katˌhamˈbuhaj/, [kɐtˌhamˈbu.haɪ̯]
- Hyphenation: kat‧ham‧bu‧hay
kathámbúhay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆ᜔ᜑᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)
- novel
- Synonym: nobela
Further reading[edit]
- “kathambuhay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018