kalumbaba

Tagalog

Alternative forms

halumbaba
ngalumbaba
ngayumbaba
salumbaba

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kalumbabà or kalumbabâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜊ)

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

Derived terms

mangalumbaba
pangalumbaba

Further reading

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

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