kababawan

Tagalog

Etymology

From babaw +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kabaˈbawan/ [kɐ.bɐˈba.wɐn]
• Rhymes: -awan
• Syllabification: ka‧ba‧ba‧wan

Noun

kababawan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜊᜏᜈ᜔)

1. shallowness

   Synonym: babaw

2. shallow (shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water)

   Synonym: babaw

Further reading

• “kababawan” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021