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ba

Pronunciation: /ba/

“ba” is a Cebuano word. Its 5 meanings in English:

particle

  1. marks a sentence as interrogative
  2. emphasizing a noun or any referent
  3. emphasizing a quality
  4. emphasizing a request or command

verb

  1. to piggyback; to carry someone on the back

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba, or shortened form of baga. Cognate with Tagalog ba and Malagasy va.

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