Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

Reduplication of baka.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ba‧ka‧ba‧ka

Noun edit

bakabaka

  1. the longhorn cowfish (Lactoria cornuta)

Anagrams edit

Sranan Tongo edit

Etymology edit

Reduplication of baka.

Adjective edit

bakabaka

  1. underhanded, sneaky, secretive

Adverb edit

bakabaka

  1. afterwards

Ternate edit

Etymology 1 edit

Reduplication of baka (to beat).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bakabaka

  1. a kind of hitting or striking tool

Etymology 2 edit

Possibly the same as the etymology above.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bakabaka

  1. shoulder blade

References edit

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh