babae

== Hiligaynon == === Noun === babáe dame, maid, mistress, girl == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === babaye, babayi — dialectal, chiefly Southern Tagalog babai === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian *ba-bahi. Cognate with Cebuano babaye, Kapampangan babai, Ilocano babai, Mansaka bobay, Maranao bebay, Paiwan vavayan, and Yogad bebay. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈbaʔe/ [bɐˈbaː.ʔɛ] Rhymes: -aʔe Syllabification: ba‧ba‧e === Noun === babae (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜁ) woman; girl; female Synonyms: (gay slang) gerlalu, (slang) eabab, (slang) ea, (slang, dated) muher mistress; concubine; other woman Synonyms: kaapid, kabit, kalaguyo, kalunya Nahuli ko si Tatay na may kasamang babae noong isang gabi sa sa hotel. ― I caught Father with her mistress one night in a hotel. (electronics, mechanics) female connector; female fastener ==== Coordinate terms ==== lalaki ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “babae”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag. page 348: “Hembra) Babayi (pp) entre los animales” page 436: “Muger) Babayi (pp) qualquiera”