ibabaw

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawbaw.

Noun

ibabaw

1. top

Bikol Central

Etymology

From i- +‎ babaw.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧ba‧baw
• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈbabaw/ [ʔiˈba.baʊ̯]

Adverb

ibabaw

1. on top, on the surface

   Synonym: irarom

Derived terms

• ibabawan
• kaibabawan
• mag-ibabaw

 

Cebuano

Etymology

From i- +‎ babaw.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧ba‧baw
• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈbabaw/ [ʔɪˈba.bɐʊ̯]

Adverb

ibabaw

1. above

Adjective

ibabaw

1. upper

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ibabao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *i babaw (“above, on top of”), from Proto-Austronesian *babaw (“upper surface, top; highlands; on, upon, over, above”). By surface analysis, i- +‎ babaw. Cognate with Paiwan vavaw (“up, above”), Kavalan babaw (“upper surface, upper part, top”), Palauan bab (“area/space above, top, surface”), and Maori waho (“outside”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈbabaw/ [ʔɪˈbaː.baʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -abaw
• Syllabification: i‧ba‧baw

Noun

ibabaw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜊᜏ᜔)

1. top; tip; apex

   Synonyms: punta, taluktok, tuktok, itaas, ituktok

2. upper surface; upper crust

   Synonyms: pangibabaw, pinakamukha

3. face (of fabrics)

   Synonym: karayagan

4. back (of an animal)

   Synonyms: likod, gulugod

5. outward appearance or aspect

   Synonyms: mukha, labas

6. purging cassia (Cassia fistula)

Derived terms

• ipaibabaw
• magpaibabaw
• mamaibabaw
• mangibabaw
• mangingibabaw
• nakapangingibabaw
• paibabawan
• pang-ibabaw
• pangingibabaw
• pumaibabaw
• sa ibabaw ng lahat

 

Related terms

• bagawbaw
• imbabaw

 

See also

• babaw

 

Verb

ibabaw (complete ibinabaw, progressive ibinababaw, contemplative ibababaw, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜊᜏ᜔)

1. to place on the surface (usually on a hot surface, to cook or make hot)

   Synonyms: ipaibabaw, ipatong

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for ibabaw

Affix	Root word		Trigger
i-	babaw		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
ibabaw	ibinabaw	ibinababaw inababaw1	ibababaw ababaw1	ibabaw babawan1
1 Dialectal use only.