babae

Hiligaynon

Noun

babáe

1. dame, maid, mistress, girl

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• babaye (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian *ba-bahi. Cognate with Cebuano babaye, Ilocano babai, Kapampangan babai.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧ba‧e
• IPA^(key): /baˈbaʔɛ/, [bɐˈbaʔɛ]

Noun

babae

1. woman; girl; female
2. mistress; concubine
   • 1981, Tomas Quintin D. Andres, Lohika sa kaisipang Pilipino

     Ipaghalimbawa natin na ang maybahay ay may isang kaibigan na nagsabi sa kaniya na ang kaniyang asawa ay may kasamang babae.

     Let's use as an example of a wife who has a friend that told her that her husband is out with his mistress.

   Nahuli ko si Tatay na may kasamang babae noong isang gabi sa sa hotel. ― I caught Father with her mistress one night in a hotel.

   Synonyms: kabit, kalaguyo, kalunya

Antonyms

• lalaki

Derived terms

Derived terms

• babaero
• babaihin
• binabae
• kababaihan
• mambabae