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Etymology edit

From earlier kalabaw, with dropping of /l/ when surrounded by identical vowels in Boholano and Leyte dialects, borrowed from Waray-Waray karabaw, ultimately from Austroasiatic via Malay kerbau. Compare Bikol Central karabaw, Hiligaynon karabaw, Tagalog kalabaw, Tausug kabaw and Waray-Waray karabaw.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ka‧baw
  • IPA(key): /ˈkabaw/, [ˈka.baʊ̯]

Noun edit

kabaw

  1. water buffalo; carabao
  2. large person or animal
  3. (colloquial) neckerchief slide of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines

Quotations edit

Derived terms edit

Eastern Cham edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Compare Malay kerbau.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kabaw

  1. water buffalo

Karao edit

Adjective edit

kabaw

  1. senile

Tausug edit

Etymology edit

From Malay kerbau.

Noun edit

kabaw

  1. water buffalo; carabao