bahay-bata
Tagalog
editEtymology
editFrom bahay (“house”) + bata (“child”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌbahaj ˈbataʔ/ [ˌbaː.haɪ̯ ˈbaː.t̪ɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -ataʔ
- Syllabification: ba‧hay-ba‧ta
Noun
editbahay-batà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ᜊᜆ)
- (anatomy) uterus; womb
- Synonyms: matris, sinapupunan
Further reading
edit- “bahay-bata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018