baba sandata

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• baba ta

Etymology

Literally, “lower arms”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˌbaʔ sanˈdata/ [bɐˌbaʔ sɐnˈdaː.tɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /baˌba(ʔ) sanˈdata/ [bɐˌbaː sɐnˈdaː.tɐ]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ba‧ba san‧da‧ta

Noun

babâ sandata (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆ)

1. (military) order arms