binabae

Tagalog

Alternative forms

binabayi — obsolete

Etymology 1

From babae +‎ -in-.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /binabaˈʔe/ [bɪ.nɐ.bɐˈʔɛ], /binaˈbaʔe/ [bɪ.nɐˈba.ʔɛ]
Rhymes: -e, -aʔe
Syllabification: bi‧na‧ba‧e

Adjective

binabaé or binabae (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜊᜁ)

Noun

binabaé or binabae (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜊᜁ)

rooster resembling a hen
(usually derogatory) effeminate man
Synonyms: bakla, biniboy, babainin
hermaphrodite

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /binaˈbaʔe/ [bɪ.nɐˈba.ʔɛ]
Rhymes: -aʔe
Syllabification: bi‧na‧ba‧e

Verb

binabae (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜊᜁ)

complete aspect of babaihin

References

“binabae”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

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