mabalaho

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ balaho.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mabalaˈhoʔ/ [mɐ.bɐ.lɐˈhoʔ], /mabaˈlahoʔ/ [mɐ.bɐˈlaː.hoʔ]
  • (now chiefly regional) IPA(key): /ˌmabalaˈhoʔ/ [ˌmaː.bɐ.lɐˈhoʔ], /ˌmabaˈlahoʔ/ [ˌmaː.bɐˈlaː.hoʔ]
  • Rhymes: -oʔ, -ahoʔ
  • Syllabification: ma‧ba‧la‧ho

Verb

mabalahô or mabalahò (complete nabalaho, progressive nababalaho, contemplative mababalaho, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜎᜑᜓ)

  1. to get bogged; to happen to be sunk into; to get stuck
    Nabalaho sa putik ang trak.
    The truck bogged in the mud.

See also

  • mabalahaw
  • mabaon