kabaw
Cebuano
Etymology
From earlier kalabaw, with dropping of /l/ when surrounded by identical vowels in Boholano and Leyte dialects, borrowed from Waray-Waray karabaw, ultimately from Austroasiatic via Malay kerbau. Compare Bikol Central karabaw, Hiligaynon karabaw, Tagalog kalabaw, Tausug kabaw and Waray-Waray karabaw.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧baw
- IPA(key): /ˈkabaw/, [ˈka.baʊ̯]
Noun
kabaw
- water buffalo; carabao
- large person or animal
- (colloquial) neckerchief slide of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:kabaw.
Derived terms
- kinabaw
- magkabaw
Eastern Cham
Alternative forms
- kubaw / ꨆꨭꨝꨥ
- ꨆꨝꨥ
Etymology
Compare Malay kerbau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkabaʊ/
Noun
kabaw
- water buffalo
Karao
Adjective
kabaw
- senile
Tausug
Etymology
From Malay kerbau.
Noun
kabaw
- water buffalo; carabao