kontrabida

Tagalog

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish contravida. By surface analysis, kontra +‎ bida.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kontɾaˈbida/ [kon̪.t̪ɾɐˈbiː.d̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ida
  • Syllabification: kon‧tra‧bi‧da

Noun

kontrabida (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜊᜒᜇ) (theater)

  1. antagonist; villain (of a story)
    Synonyms: (male) belyako, (female) belyaka, buhong, kalaban
    Antonym: bida
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