baba sandata

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • baba ta

Etymology

Literally, lower arms.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˌbaʔ sanˈdata/ [bɐˌbaʔ sɐn̪ˈd̪aː.t̪ɐ]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /baˌba(ʔ) sanˈdata/ [bɐˌbaː sɐn̪ˈd̪aː.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: ba‧ba san‧da‧ta

Noun

babâ sandata (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆ)

  1. (military) order arms