bumaba

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From baba (descent, decrease) +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /bumaˈbaʔ/ [bʊ.mɐˈbaʔ] (to go down; to get off (a vehicle); to land (of an airplane); to decrease; to abdicate, verb)
    • IPA(key): /buˈmabaʔ/ [bʊˈma.bɐʔ] (to decrease; to degenerate (physically or mentally), verb)
  • Syllabification: bu‧ma‧ba

Verb[edit]

bumabâ (complete bumaba, progressive bumababa, contemplative bababa, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋᜊ)

  1. to go down; to descend
    Synonym: pumanaog
  2. to get off; to alight (from a vehicle or animal)
  3. to land (of an airplane)
  4. to decrease; to become lower (of quantity or measurement, such as prices, height, pitch, temperature, etc.)
  5. to abdicate; to step down (of officials, kings, etc.)
  6. complete aspect of bumaba
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Verb[edit]

bumabà (complete bumaba, progressive bumababa, contemplative bababa, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋᜊ)

  1. to decrease; to become lower (of quantity or measurement, such as prices, height, pitch, temperature, etc.)
  2. to degenerate; to decline (physically, mentally, etc.)
  3. complete aspect of bumaba
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Etymology 2[edit]

From baba (piggyback) +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bumaˈba/, [bʊ.mɐˈba]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧ma‧ba

Verb[edit]

bumabá (complete bumaba, progressive bumababa, contemplative bababa, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋᜊ)

  1. to carry a child piggyback
  2. complete aspect of bumaba
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