kalumbaba
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from variant salumbaba, from salo (“catch”) + -m- + baba (“chin”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kalumˈbabaʔ/ [kɐ.lʊmˈba.bɐʔ], /kalumbaˈbaʔ/ [kɐ.lʊm.bɐˈbaʔ]
- Rhymes: -abaʔ, -aʔ
- Syllabification: ka‧lum‧ba‧ba
Noun edit
kalumbabà or kalumbabâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜊ)
- act of resting one's chin on the palm or the back of hand (especially the knuckles)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kalumbaba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018