"Haba" is a word in TAGALOG, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
hába n low-quality corn grits which were sold in times of corn shortage in pre-war times.
haba
Definition: (noun) a length (adj) /ma--/ (mahaba) long, elongated
hábà - To be or become long. See lábà id.
hábà v [A; b(1)] take sides with.
Gihabáan siya sa íyang bána, Her husband took her side.
pa- v [A; b6] {1} run to s.
o.
for sympathy and ask him to take sides.
Túa na pud magpahábà dáyun tung Máma níya, There she goes, running to her Mama again.
{2} say s.t.
exaggerated to get a person to feel a certain way.
Nagpahábà siyag sulti sa íyang ámu nga maáyu siyang mutrabáhu maung giingkrísan, He talked big to his boss to make him think he worked well and he got a raise.
n action of running to s.
o.
for sympathy.
The only way to live well is to feel intensely.
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