bading

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Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog bading.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈdiŋ/ [baˈd̪iŋ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ding

Noun

badíng (Basahan spelling ᜊᜇᜒᜅ᜔)

1. (derogatory) An effeminate man

   Synonyms: binabayi, babayinhon

2. (offensive) A gay male

   Synonym: bakla

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From badap +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈdiŋ/ [bɐˈd̪iŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧ding

Noun

badíng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜒᜅ᜔) (colloquial, derogatory)

1. effeminate man; womanish man; homosexual male; hermaphrodite

   Synonyms: bakla, bayot, beki, baklita, binabae, badap

   • 1988, Lagda Pub. Incorporated, National Mid-week, Volume 3, Issues 9-12:

     J: Pa'no kaya kung malaman ng tatay mong bading ka?

     What would happen if your dad finds out you're gay?

Derived terms

• badinglets
• mabading
• pagkabading

 

See also

• berdeng dugo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English budding.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbadiŋ/ [ˈbaː.d̪ɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -adiŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧ding

Adjective

bading (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜒᜅ᜔)

1. budding

   Synonyms: namumuko, umuusbong

Noun

bading (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜒᜅ᜔) (horticulture)

1. budding

   Synonyms: pagpapasanga, pagsibol

Derived terms

• pagbabading

 

See also

• sapaw

 

Further reading

• “bading”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• tagalog-dictionary.com
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 11