yabyab

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /jabˈjab/ [jɐbˈjab]
  • Rhymes: -ab
  • Syllabification: yab‧yab

Noun

yabyáb (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜊ᜔ᜌᜊ᜔)

  1. pounding of rice grains with a pestle in a mortar (for the second time for the purpose of breaking the husks)
    Synonym: pagyabyab
    Coordinate terms: lupak, digas
  2. (colloquial) babble; empty, foolish talk
    Synonyms: abla, ngawa, yapyap

Derived terms
  • pagyabyab

See also
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