palibhasa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit परि- (pari-) + भाषा (bhāṣā). Compare Tausug pulibahasa, Malay peribahasa, and Hindi परिभाषा (paribhāṣā, definition).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /palibˈhasaʔ/, [pɐ.lɪbˈha.sɐʔ]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧lib‧ha‧sa

Conjunction

palibhasà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜊ᜔ᜑᜐ)

  1. because (of the fact that)
    Synonym: (Quezon) kawasa
    Palibhasa at hindi nila pera kaya wala silang pakialam sa magagastos.
    Since it's not their money, they don't care about the expenses.
    Palibhasa't kasamahan mo siya kaya pinagbigyan mo.
    Since he was your colleague, you gave him permission.
    Nagkakasiyahan sila ngayon, palibhasa hindi nila ramdam ang kahirapan.
    They are enjoying themselves now because they don't feel the poverty.
    Palibhasa sa lalaki, imposibleng mangyari sa kanila iyon..
    Because [of the fact that] they are men, it was impossible for it to happen to them.

See also

Noun

palibhasà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜊ᜔ᜑᜐ)

  1. contempt

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