Haba

See also: Appendix:Variations of "haba"

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Java (“Java”). Doublet of Diyaba and Diyawa.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhaba/ [ˈha.bɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aba
  • Syllabification: Ha‧ba

Proper noun

Haba (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊ)

  1. Java (an island in Indonesia)
    Synonym: (archaic) Diyawa

Further reading
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 459
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