kababaan

Tagalog

Etymology

From baba +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kabaˈbaʔan/ [kɐ.bɐˈbaː.ʔɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -aʔan
• Syllabification: ka‧ba‧ba‧an

Noun

kababaan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜊᜀᜈ᜔)

1. lowness (in height, altitude, price, etc.)
2. lowland
3. humbleness; lowliness

Derived terms

• kababaang-loob