paghahabol

Tagalog

Etymology

From pag- +‎ habol, from an initial reduplication of habol.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paɡhaˈhabol/ [pɐɡ.hɐˈhaː.bol], /paɡhahaˈbol/ [pɐɡ.hɐ.hɐˈbol]
  • Rhymes: -abol, -ol
  • Syllabification: pag‧ha‧ha‧bol

Noun

paghahabol or paghahaból (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜑᜑᜊᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. chase; pursuit
  2. appeal
    Synonyms: pag-apela, pag-aapela
  3. assertion of one's right (to something given to another)
  4. addition of a postscript (in a letter)

Derived terms