babaan

See also: baba-an

Cebuano

Etymology

baba + an

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧ba‧an

Verb

babaan

  1. to predict

Tagalog

Etymology

From baba + -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˌbaˈbaʔan/ [ˌbaˈba.ʔɐn] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -aʔan
    • IPA(key): /babaˈʔan/ [bɐ.bɐˈʔan] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ba‧ba‧an

Noun

bábáan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. place of unloading passengers or cargo
    Maaari lamang na sumakay at bumaba sa EDSA Carousel sa mga lugar ng tamang sakayan at babaan.
    You can only board and disembark on the EDSA Carousel at the correct areas for loading and unloading.
  2. landing area (of an aircraft)
  3. passageway down; place used to go down
  4. act of alighting (from a vehicle or animal)
  5. picking season for fruit
    Synonyms: pitasan, putihan

Verb

babaán (complete binabaan, progressive binababaan, contemplative bababaan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. to bring something downstairs for someone
  2. to make a landing on; to use as landing (of a place)
  3. to unload cargo or passengers for someone

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • bab-an syncopated, obsolete
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