binabae

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• binabayi — obsolete

Etymology

From babae +‎ -in-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /binabaˈʔe/, [bɪ.nɐ.bɐˈʔɛ] (only adjective, noun)

• IPA^(key): /binaˈbaʔe/, [bɪ.nɐˈba.ʔɛ]
• Hyphenation: bi‧na‧ba‧e

Adjective

binabaé or binabae (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜊᜁ)

1. effeminate; sissy
2. hermaphrodite

Noun

binabaé or binabae (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜊᜁ)

1. rooster resembling a hen
2. (usually derogatory) effeminate man

   Synonyms: bakla, biniboy, babainin

3. hermaphrodite

Verb

binabae (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜊᜁ)

1. complete aspect of babaihin

References

• “binabae”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier