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ba

Pronunciation: /ba/

“ba” is a Tagalog word. Its 3 meanings in English:

particle

  1. marks a sentence as interrogative

noun

  1. the name of the Latin script letter B/b, in the Abakada alphabet

interjection

  1. boo (used in play-scare with babies)

Etymology

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

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