abakada

• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ka‧da
• IPA^(key): /abaˈkada/, [a.baˈka.da]
• Rhymes: -ada

abakada

1. alphabet

1. Benton, Richard Anthony, Pangasinan dictionary (1971)

From the names of the first four letters in the Abakada alphabet. Compare Cebuano abakadhan.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabaˈkada/ [ʔɐ.bɐˈxaː.d̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧ka‧da

abakada (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜃᜇ)

1. (strictly) Abakada alphabet
2. alphabet

   Synonyms: alpabeto, abesedaryo, abese

   Ang mga bata ay nag-aral ng abakada sa paaralan.

   The children studied the alphabet in school.

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