ibabaw
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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawbaw.
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ibabaw
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ibabaw
- on top, on the surface
- Synonym: irarom
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ibabaw
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ibabaw
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Etymology edit
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”).
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ibabaw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜊᜏ᜔)
- top; tip; apex
- upper surface; upper crust
- Synonyms: pangibabaw, pinakamukha
- face (of fabrics)
- Synonym: karayagan
- back (of an animal)
- outward appearance or aspect
- purging cassia (Cassia fistula)
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ibabaw (complete ibinabaw, progressive ibinababaw, contemplative ibababaw, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜊᜏ᜔)