bakabaka

Cebuano

Etymology

Reduplication of baka.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧ka‧ba‧ka

Noun

bakabaka

1. the longhorn cowfish (Lactoria cornuta)

Anagrams

• kabakaba

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Reduplication of baka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bakaˈbaka/, [ba̠ka̠ˈba̠ka̠], [bɑ̟kɑ̟ˈbɑ̟kɑ̟]

Adjective

bakabaka

1. underhanded, sneaky, secretive

Adverb

bakabaka

1. afterwards

Ternate

Etymology 1

Reduplication of baka (“to beat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌba.ka.ˈba.ka]

Noun

bakabaka

1. a kind of hitting or striking tool

Etymology 2

Possibly the same as the etymology above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌba.ka.ˈba.ka]

Noun

bakabaka

1. shoulder blade

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh