matabang
Bikol Central
Alternative forms
- matab-ang
Etymology
From ma- + tabang.
Adjective
matàbang
- (Naga, Tabaco, Legazpi) insipid, bland, tasteless
- Synonym: malabsay
Mansaka
Etymology
From ma- + tabang.
Adjective
matabang
- tasteless
Sambali
Etymology
From ma- + tabang.
Adjective
matabáng
- tasteless; bland
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- matab-ang – Batangas
Etymology
From ma- + tabang.
Pronunciation
- (standard Tagalog, Central Luzon) IPA(key): /mataˈbaŋ/, [mɐ.tɐˈbaŋ]
- (Batangas, Southern Tagalog, Old Tagalog) IPA(key): /matabˈʔaŋ/, [mɐ.tɐbˈʔaŋ]
- dialectal: ma‧ta‧bang, dialectal: ma‧tab‧ang
Adjective
matabáng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜊᜅ᜔ or ᜋᜆᜊ᜔ᜀᜅ᜔)
- bland; insipid; tasteless