talubata

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from talo +‎ bata.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key): /talubaˈtaʔ/ [tɐ.lʊ.bɐˈtaʔ]
  - Rhymes: -aʔ
- IPA^(key): /taluˈbataʔ/ [tɐ.lʊˈba.tɐʔ] (obsolete)
Syllabification: ta‧lu‧ba‧ta

Adjective

talubatâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜓᜊᜆ)

middle-aged; of medium age (somewhere between 25 and 35)

See also

balubata

Further reading

“talubata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 1254.
San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 411: “Mediano) Talobata (pc) en edad ni viejo ni mozo”

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