bahay-bata
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Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bahay (“house”) + bata (“child”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌbahaj ˈbataʔ/ [ˌba.haɪ̯ ˈba.tɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -ataʔ
- Syllabification: ba‧hay-ba‧ta
Noun[edit]
bahay-batà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ᜊᜆ)
- (anatomy) uterus; womb
- Synonyms: matris, sinapupunan
Further reading[edit]
- “bahay-bata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018