Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From baba +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation 1 edit

  • IPA(key): /bumaˈbaʔ/, [bʊ.mɐˈbaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧ma‧ba

Verb edit

bumabâ (complete bumaba, progressive bumababa, contemplative bababa, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋᜊ)

  1. to go down; to descend
    Synonym: pumanaog
  2. to get off; to alight (from a vehicle or animal)
  3. to land (of an airplane)
  4. to decrease; to lower (of quantity or measurement, such as prices, temperature, etc.)
  5. to abdicate; to step down (of officials, kings, etc.)
  6. complete aspect of bumaba
Conjugation edit

Pronunciation 2 edit

  • IPA(key): /buˈmabaʔ/, [bʊˈma.bɐʔ]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧ma‧ba

Verb edit

bumabà (complete bumaba, progressive bumababa, contemplative bababa, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋᜊ)

  1. to become lower (of height, prices, pitch, numbers, etc.)
  2. to degenerate; to decline (physically, mentally, etc.)
  3. complete aspect of bumaba
Conjugation edit

Pronunciation 3 edit

  • IPA(key): /bumaˈba/, [bʊ.mɐˈba]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧ma‧ba

Verb edit

bumabá (complete bumaba, progressive bumababa, contemplative bababa, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋᜊ)

  1. to carry a child piggyback
  2. complete aspect of bumaba
Conjugation edit