Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From him- +‎ bahay, from an initial reduplication of bahay.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /himbaˈbahaj/, [hɪm.bɐˈba.haɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: him‧ba‧ba‧hay

Noun edit

himbabahay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜊᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. (neologism) mansion
    Synonym: mansiyon

References edit

  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL