the second letter of the Filipino alphabet.

interrogative particle.
Hindi ba? Is it not?
Kilála mo ba siya? Do you know him?
→ BAGÁ

See Abá
Ba! Dito ka pala nagtatrabaho! Oh! So you work here!

(Archaic) beard.
→ BALBÁS

1. rattan reinforcement wound around objects.
baát ng walis tingting, rattan ring of coconut midrib.
→ BUKLÓD, SAGAKÁN, SAKLÂ

2. split rattan woven in a circular form and attached to the interior of native helmets to fit the head.
→ BANGKÁT

chin.
mahabang babà, long chin

1. shortness of stature.

2. lowness (of value or price).

• • kababáan:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  lowness.
• • kababáan:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  shortness.
• • babáan:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to lower; to reduce (s.o. price).
• • bumabà:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to become lower; to decrease.
• • mababà:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  low.
• • pinakamababà:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  lowest; bottom.

descent; coming down.
→ PANÁOG

• • pagbabâ:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of coming down.
• • babáan:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  place for unloading cargo or passengers.
• • pagbabâ:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of lowering.
• • bumabâ:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to come down.
• • bumabâ:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to get off; to alight.
• • ibabâ:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to put down (x).
• • ibabâ:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to drop off (x).
• • ibabâ:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to pull down.
• • magbabâ:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to bring down.
• • magbabâ:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to unload.
• • pababâ:
  Part of Speech

  Adverb

  Definition

  downward.
• • pababâ:
  Part of Speech

  Adverb

  Definition

  downhill.

piggyback.

• • babahán:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to ride on (another’s back).
• • babahán:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to be influenced by evil; to be obsessed.
• • babahín:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to carry (a person) on one’s back.

1. thoroughly soaked.
→ TIGMÁK

2. immersed or absorbed in something.
babád sa panonood ng telebisyon, absorbed in watching television

1. steeping or soaking.

2. lingering bath.

3. spending an excessive amount of time in one place or activity.

• • pagbababád:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  lingering; dawdling.
• • ibábad:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to soak (x); to steep (x).
• • ibábad:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to marinate (x).

female.
panauhing babáe, female visitor
(Figurative) pusong-babae, effeminate

1. woman; lady.

2. (Figurative) kept woman; paramour.
ang babáe ng alkalde, the mayor’s paramour
→ KERÍDA, KALAGUYÒ

• • kababaíhan:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  womanhood; women in general; all women.
• • pagkababáe:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  womanliness.
• • pagkababáe:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  (Figurative) a woman’s honor.
• • mambabáe:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  to have a paramour.
• • pambababáe:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  condition of having a paramour.
• • pambabáe:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  for women.

a man in a relationship but still flirts or has affairs with other women.
→ KAMBÍNG

fight; petty quarrel; scuffle.
→ ÁWAY, BAKBÁKAN, BANGAYÁN

• • magbabág:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to fight with each other.

vocal folds.

warning; caution; alert; notice.
→ BOLETÍN, PAUNAWÀ

• • magbabalâ:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to give a warning.

end of mourning period.

the bounded or long-finned cavalla fish.

small grunter (Pelates quadrilineatus): having lines from head to tail.

a container used for soaking or marinating.
Ito ang babarán ng marurumi naming damit. This is the container where our dirty clothes will be soaked.

fragile object.

reading material.

shallowness.

• • ibábaw:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  top; surface.
• • babáwan:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to make (something) shallow.
• • mabábaw:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  shallow.

a shaman from pre-colonial Philippines.
→ KATALÓNAN

baby’s bib.
→ SAPÚLA

(Colloquial) filthy; unsanitary.
→ DUGYÓT, KADIRÌ, KUTSÍNA, SALAULÀ, SAMLÁNG

pig; swine.
karneng báboy, pork

• • magbababóy:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  pork dealer.
• • magbababóy:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  hog raiser.
• • babuyán:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  piggery; hog farm.
• • babúyin:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to make (something) dirty or indecent.
• • babúyin:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to make (something) immoral or vulgar.
• • babúyin:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to do (something) carelessly.

wild boar (Sus scrofa).
→ ALÍNGO, BÁBOY-GÚBAT

wild boar (Sus scrofa).
→ ALÍNGO, BÁBOY-DAMÓ

island located in north of Cagayan and south of Batanes.

piggery; hog farm.

a district in Parañaque, Metro Manila known for the Baclaran Church.

(Rare) trace; evidence.
→ BAKÁS, HIWÁTIG

gay man; homosexual male.
→ BAKLÂ, BÁYOT, BÉKI

coastal tribe living around the Sulu Archipelago.

(Colloquial) uncool; lame; unfashionable; in poor taste; out of style.

1. declaration; assertion.
→ PAHAYÁG, SALAYSÁY

2. imitation; mimicry.

• • badyahín:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to mimic or imitate someone.
• • magbadyá:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to say; to express.

budget.
Pinagtibay na ang bádyet. The budget was approved.
→ LAÁNG-GUGULÍN, PRÉSUPWÉSTO

• • pagbabádyet:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  budgeting.
• • magbádyet:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to budget.
• • ibádyet, bádyetín:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to budget (one’s money).

any bag, especially handbags, sling bags, backpacks, and the like.