bahay-bata

Tagalog

Etymology

From bahay (“house”) +‎ bata (“child”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌbahaj ˈbataʔ/ [ˌbaː.haɪ̯ ˈbaː.t̪ɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ataʔ
• Syllabification: ba‧hay-ba‧ta

Noun

bahay-batà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ᜊᜆ)

1. (anatomy) uterus; womb

   Synonyms: matris, sinapupunan

Further reading

• “bahay-bata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018