mabuhay
Tagalog
editEtymology
editFrom ma- + buhay. The interjection is a calque of Spanish ¡Viva!.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈbuhaj/ [mɐˈbuː.haɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -uhaj
- Syllabification: ma‧bu‧hay
Interjection
editmabuhay! (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)
- long live!
- Synonym: biba
- Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!
- Long live the Philippines!
- (formal) welcome!
Verb
editmabuhay (complete nabuhay, progressive nabubuhay, contemplative mabubuhay, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)
- to live; to be able to be alive
- to become alive
- to be able to support the existence (of one's family)
Conjugation
editVerb conjugation for mabuhay
Further reading
edit- “mabuhay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Categories:
- Tagalog terms prefixed with ma-
- Tagalog terms calqued from Spanish
- Tagalog terms derived from Spanish
- Tagalog 3-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/uhaj
- Rhymes:Tagalog/uhaj/3 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog interjections
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog terms with usage examples
- Tagalog formal terms
- Tagalog verbs
- Tagalog greetings