mabuhay
التعريفات والمعاني
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
From ma- + buhay. The interjection is a calque of Spanish ¡Viva!.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈbuhaj/ [mɐˈbuː.haɪ̯]
Rhymes: -uhaj
Syllabification: ma‧bu‧hay
=== Interjection ===
mabuhay! (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)
long live!
Synonym: biba
(formal) welcome!
=== Verb ===
mabuhay (complete nabuhay, progressive nabubuhay, contemplative mabubuhay, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)
to live; to be able to be alive
to become alive
to be able to support the existence (of one's family)
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“mabuhay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018