babaan

See also: baba-an and Bab-aan

Cebuano

Etymology

Etymology tree

Cebuano baba

Proto-Austronesian *-an

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an

Proto-Philippine *-an

Cebuano -an

Cebuano babaan

From baba + -an.

Pronunciation

(Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /babaˈʔan/ [ba.baˈʔan̪]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: ba‧ba‧an

Verb

babaán (Badlit spelling ᜊᜊᜀᜈ᜔)

to predict

Conjugation

Conjugation for babaan (-an )
aspect
affix		-an
root word		baba
trigger		object

infinitive		babaan
past/present inchoative		gibabaan
future/habitual inchoative		babaan

imperative		babai

Tagalog

Etymology

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Proto-Austronesian *baba

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba

Tagalog baba

Proto-Austronesian *-an

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an

Proto-Philippine *-an

Tagalog -an

Tagalog babaan

From baba + -an.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key): /ˌbaˈbaʔan/ [ˌbaːˈbaː.ʔɐn̪] (noun)
  - Rhymes: -aʔan
- IPA^(key): /babaˈʔan/ [bɐ.bɐˈʔan̪] (verb)
  - Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: ba‧ba‧an

Noun

bábáan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜀᜈ᜔)

place of unloading passengers or cargo; drop-off
Coordinate term: sakayan

Maaari lamang na sumakay at bumaba sa EDSA Carousel sa mga lugar ng tamang sakayan at babaan.
You can only board and disembark on the EDSA Carousel at the correct areas for loading and unloading.
landing area (of an aircraft)
passageway down; place used to go down
act of alighting (from a vehicle or animal)
picking season for fruit
Synonyms: pitasan, putihan

Verb

babaán (complete binabaan, progressive binababaan, contemplative bababaan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜀᜈ᜔)

to bring something downstairs for someone
to make a landing on; to use as landing (of a place)
to unload cargo or passengers for someone

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for babaan (Class I) - *um/an* directional verb
trigger	affix	aspect
root word		baba

trigger	affix	infinitive	complete	progressive	contemplative	recently complete
actor	-um-	bumaba	bumaba	bumababa nababa²	bababa mababa²	kabababa¹ kakababa
directional	-an	babaan	binabaan	binababaan inababaan²	bababaan ababaan²	—
locative	pag- -an	pagbabaan	pinagbabaan	pinapagbabaan pinagbababaan	papagbabaan pagbababaan	⁠—
benefactive	i-	ibaba	ibinaba	ibinababa	ibababa	⁠—
instrument	ipang-	ipambaba	ipinambaba	ipinapambaba	ipapambaba	⁠—
causative	ika-	ikababa	ikinababa	ikinabababa¹ ikinakababa	ikabababa¹ ikakababa	⁠—
causative	i-³	ibaba	ibinaba	ibinababa	ibababa	⁠—
measurement	i-	ibaba	ibinaba	ibinababa	ibababa	⁠—

¹ Used in formal contexts. ² Dialectal use only. ³ Generally avoided unless the cause is emphasized.

Indirect (*pa-*) verb forms
trigger	affix	aspect
trigger	affix	infinitive	complete	progressive	contemplative	recently complete
actor	magpa-	magpababa	nagpababa	nagpapababa	magpapababa	⁠kapabababa¹ kapapababa kapagpapababa kakapababa
actor-secondary	pa- -in	pababain	pinababa	pinabababa pinapababa	pabababain papababain	⁠—
directional	pa- -an	pababaan	pinababaan	pinapababaan pinabababaan	papababaan pabababaan	⁠—
benefactive	ipagpa-	ipagpababa	ipinagpababa	ipinagpapababa¹ ipinapagpababa	ipagpapababa¹ ipapagpababa	⁠—
causative	ikapagpa-	ikapagpababa	ikinapagpababa	ikinapagpapababa¹ ikinakapagpababa	ikapagpapababa¹ ikakapagpababa	⁠—
locative	pagpa- -an	pagpababaan	pinagpababaan	pinagpapabababaan¹ pinapagpababaan	pagpapabababaan¹ papagpababaan	⁠—
locative	papag- -an	papagbabaan	pinapagbabaan	pinapapagbabaan	papapagbabaan	⁠—

¹ Used in formal contexts.

Ability/involuntary (*maka-*/*ma-*) verb forms
direct action verbs
trigger	affix	aspect
trigger	affix	infinitive	complete	progressive	contemplative
actor	maka-	makababa	nakababa	nakabababa¹ nakakababa	makabababa¹ makakababa
actor	mapa-²	mapababa	napababa	napabababa¹ napapababa	mapabababa¹ mapapababa
directional	⁠ ma- -an	mababaan	nababaan	nabababaan	mabababaan
benefactive	mai-	maibaba	naibaba	naibababa	maibababa
causative	maika-	maikababa	naikababa	naikabababa¹ naikakababa naiikababa	naikabababa¹ naikakababa naiikababa
causative	mai-	maibaba	naibaba	naibababa	maibababa
locative	mapag- -an	mapagbabaan	napagbabaan	napagbababaan¹ napapagbabaan	mapagbababaan¹ mapapagbabaan

indirect action verbs
trigger	affix	aspect
trigger	affix	infinitive	complete	progressive	contemplative
actor	makapagpa-	makapagpababa	nakapagpababa	nakapagpapababa¹ nakakapagpababa	makapagpapababa¹ makakapagpababa
actor-secondary	mapa-	mapababa	napababa	napabababa¹ napapababa	mapabababa¹ mapapababa
directional	mapa- -an	mapababaan	napababaan	napabababaan¹ napapababaan	mapabababaan¹ mapapababaan
benefactive	maipagpa-	maipagpababa	naipagpababa	naipagpapababa¹ naipapagpababa naiipagpababa	maipagpapababa¹ maipapagpababa maiipagpababa
causative	maikapagpa-	maikapagpababa	naikapagpababa	naikapagpapababa¹ naikakapagpababa naiikapagpababa	maikapagpapababa¹ maikakapagpababa maiikapagpababa
locative	mapagpa- -an	mapagpababaan	napagpababaan	napagpapabababaan¹ napapagpababaan	mapagpapabababaan¹ mapapagpababaan
locative	mapapag- -an	mapapagbabaan	napapagbabaan	napapapagbabaan	mapapapagbabaan

¹ Used in formal contexts. ² Only for involuntary actions, not for ability verbs.

Social (*maki-*) verb forms
form	affix	aspect
form	affix	infinitive	complete	progressive	contemplative
direct	maki-	makibaba	nakibaba	nakikibaba	makikibaba
indirect	makipagpa-	makipagpababa	nakipagpababa	nakikipagpababa	makikipagpababa

Alternative forms

bab-an — syncopated, obsolete

Anagrams

banaba