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tabi

Pronunciation: /taˈbi/

“tabi” is a Tagalog word. Its 9 meanings in English:

noun

  1. area beside a person or thing
  2. act of staying adjacent to another
  3. act of staying or passing along the side or border (of a road, river, etc.)
  4. edge; border
  5. condition of being adjacent or being close together
  6. act of keeping something in a safe place
  7. act of saving for the future (especially of money)
  8. savings; anything saved for the future

interjection

  1. used to tell or order people to get out of one's way: out of the way!; excuse me!; move aside!; step aside!

Etymology

Compare Waray-Waray tabi (“shore”) and Malay tepi (“edge; shore”).

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