yabang

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjabaŋ/ [ˈja.bɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -abaŋ
• Syllabification: ya‧bang

Noun

yabang (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜊᜅ᜔)

1. boastfulness; bragging; arrogance

   Synonyms: kahambugan, kapalaluan, paghahambog, pagmamataas

2. lie; falsehood (told through boastfulness)

   Synonyms: kabulaanan, kasinungalingan, pagsisinungaling

Derived terms

• ipagyabang
• kayabangan
• magmayabang
• magyabang
• mapagmayabang
• mayabang
• pagyabangan
• pagyayabang
• pagyayabangan
• yabangan
• yumabang

 

See also

• bulastog

 

Further reading

• “yabang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018