salbahe

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish salvaje (“wild; savage”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sal‧ba‧he
• IPA^(key): /salˈbahe/, [sal̪ˈba.he]

Adjective

salbahe

1. naughty

   Synonyms: pilyo, sutil

2. bad

   Synonym: maraot

3. nasty

   Synonym: bagla

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish salvaje (“wild; savage”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /salˈbahe/ [sɐlˈbaː.hɛ]
• Rhymes: -ahe
• Syllabification: sal‧ba‧he

Adjective

salbahe (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎ᜔ᜊᜑᜒ)

1. naughty; mischievous

   Synonyms: malikot, pilyo, damukol

2. savage; wild; undomesticated

   Synonyms: mailap, simaron, mabangis

3. (by extension) notoriously cunning or abusive

   Synonyms: manloloko, manlilinlang, tuso

Derived terms

• kasalbahihan
• salbahihan
• salbahihin

 

Noun

salbahe (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎ᜔ᜊᜑᜒ)

1. savage; fierce, brutal person
2. (by extension) person who is notoriously cunning or abusive