"kababaan" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /kabaˈbaʔan/ [Standard-Tagalog], [k̠ɐ.bɐˈbaː.ʔɐn̪] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜃᜊᜊᜀᜈ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aʔan Etymology: Etymology tree Tagalog baba Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an Tagalog ka- -an Tagalog kababaan From baba + ka- -an. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:af|baba|ka- -an|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Tagalog baba Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an Tagalog ka- -an Tagalog kababaan [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "ka- -an", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "kababaan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="kababaan"> From baba + ka- -an. Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} kababaan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜊᜀᜈ᜔)
  1. lowness (in height, altitude, price, etc.)
    Sense id: en-kababaan-tl-noun-xb11zEJp
  2. lowland
    Sense id: en-kababaan-tl-noun-hw1iuUBS
  3. humbleness; lowliness
    Sense id: en-kababaan-tl-noun-idER1IH6 Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Tagalog entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms circumfixed with ka- -an, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 6 6 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 94 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 4 3 92 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 2 2 95 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 4 4 92 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 6 3 91 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 6 4 90 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 6 4 90 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 4 4 92 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 10 3 87 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms circumfixed with ka- -an: 6 6 88 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 3 3 94 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 14 14 72 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 5 2 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kababaang-loob
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      "ipa": "[k̠ɐ.bɐˈbaː.ʔɐn̪]",
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