habi

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habəl with elision of /l/. Compare Ilocano abel, Pangasinan abel, Kapampangan abal, Bikol Central habol, Aklanon haboe, Cebuano habol, and Maranao aol.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈhabi/ [ˈhaː.bɪ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -abi
  • IPA^(key): /haˈbi/ [hɐˈbi] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ha‧bi

Noun

habi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜒ)

1. weave; pattern of weave

   Synonym: pagkakahabi

2. weaving

   Synonym: paghabi

Derived terms

• habihan
• habihin
• habing-kamay
• humabi
• maghabi
• manghahabi
• paghabi
• paghahabi
• pagkahabi
• pagkakahabi
• panghabi

 

Adjective

habí (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜒ)

1. woven

   Synonym: hinabi

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhabiʔ/ [ˈhaː.bɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -abiʔ
• Syllabification: ha‧bi

Interjection

habì (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜒ)

1. get out of the way!

   Synonyms: tabi, ilag, alis

Derived terms

• humabi
• magpahabi
• pahabiin

 

Further reading

• “habi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• biha, bahi