kalumbaba

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly from variant salumbaba, from salo (catch) + -m- + baba (chin).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kalumˈbabaʔ/ [kɐ.lʊmˈbaː.bɐʔ], /kalumbaˈbaʔ/ [kɐ.lʊm.bɐˈbaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -abaʔ, -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧lum‧ba‧ba

Noun

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kalumbabà or kalumbabâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜊ)

  1. act of resting one's chin on the palm or the back of hand (especially the knuckles)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • kalumbaba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018