pabandying-bandying
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From pa- + bandying-bandying, with the root being a reduplication of English bandying, from bandy + -ing.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌbandjiŋ ˈbandjiŋ/ [pɐˌban.d͡ʒɪm ˈban.d͡ʒɪŋ]
- Rhymes: -andjiŋ
- Syllabification: pa‧ban‧dying-ban‧dying
Adjective edit
pabandying-bandying (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜊᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜅ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜅ᜔) (slang)
- prone to gallivanting; directionless; carefree; aimless
- Synonyms: pagala-gala, palaboy, palibot-libot
Further reading edit
- “pabanjing-banjing” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “pabandying-bandying”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 14