Etymology

Attested in Encarnacion's Diccionario Bisaya-Español—3rd Edition, 1885.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /halimˈbawaʔ/ [hɐ.l̪ɪmˈba.wɐʔ]Category:Cebuano terms with IPA pronunciation#HALIMBAWA
• Hyphenation: ha‧lim‧ba‧wa

Noun

halimbawà (Badlit spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜏ)Category:Cebuano lemmas#HALIMBAWACategory:Cebuano nouns#HALIMBAWACategory:Cebuano terms with missing Badlit script entries#HALIMBAWACategory:Cebuano terms with Badlit script#HALIMBAWACategory:Cebuano entries with incorrect language header#HALIMBAWACategory:Pages with entries#HALIMBAWACategory:Pages with 4 entries#HALIMBAWA

1. (obsoleteCategory:Cebuano terms with obsolete senses#HALIMBAWA) example, instance

   Synonyms: baaybay (obsolete), sanglit, paningnan, pananglitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /halimˈbawaʔ/ [ha.l̪imˈba.waʔ]Category:Central Bikol terms with IPA pronunciation#HALIMBAWA

• Audio:

  (file)

  Category:Central Bikol terms with audio pronunciation#HALIMBAWA
• IPA^(key): /ʔalimˈbawaʔ/ [ʔa.l̪imˈba.waʔ] (h-dropping)Category:Central Bikol terms with IPA pronunciation#HALIMBAWA
• Hyphenation: ha‧lim‧ba‧wa

Adverb

halimbawà (Basahan spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜏ)Category:Central Bikol lemmas#HALIMBAWACategory:Central Bikol adverbs#HALIMBAWACategory:Central Bikol terms with missing Basahan script entries#HALIMBAWACategory:Central Bikol terms with Basahan script#HALIMBAWACategory:Central Bikol entries with incorrect language header#HALIMBAWACategory:Pages with entries#HALIMBAWACategory:Pages with 4 entries#HALIMBAWA

1. for example; for instance

   Synonym: por ehemplo

Noun

halimbawà (Basahan spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜏ)Category:Central Bikol lemmas#HALIMBAWACategory:Central Bikol nouns#HALIMBAWACategory:Central Bikol terms with missing Basahan script entries#HALIMBAWACategory:Central Bikol terms with Basahan script#HALIMBAWACategory:Central Bikol entries with incorrect language header#HALIMBAWACategory:Pages with entries#HALIMBAWACategory:Pages with 4 entries#HALIMBAWA

1. example

   Synonym: ehemplo

Noun

halimbawaCategory:Hiligaynon lemmas#HALIMBAWACategory:Hiligaynon nouns#HALIMBAWACategory:Hiligaynon terms without pronunciation template#HALIMBAWACategory:Hiligaynon entries with incorrect language header#HALIMBAWACategory:Pages with entries#HALIMBAWACategory:Pages with 4 entries#HALIMBAWA

1. example
2. illustration
3. instance

Etymology

Possibly related to bawa. Compare Central Bikol halimbawa, Cebuano halimbawa, Hiligaynon halimbawa, and Sambali alimbawa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /halimˈbawaʔ/ [hɐ.lɪmˈbaː.wɐʔ]Category:Tagalog 4-syllable words#HALIMBAWACategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#HALIMBAWA
• Rhymes: -awaʔCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/awaʔ#HALIMBAWACategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/awaʔ/4 syllables#HALIMBAWA
• Syllabification: ha‧lim‧ba‧waCategory:Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation#HALIMBAWA

Adverb

halimbawà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜏ)Category:Tagalog lemmas#HALIMBAWACategory:Tagalog adverbs#HALIMBAWACategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#HALIMBAWACategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#HALIMBAWACategory:Pages with entries#HALIMBAWACategory:Pages with 4 entries#HALIMBAWA

1. for example

Noun

halimbawà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜏ)Category:Tagalog lemmas#HALIMBAWACategory:Tagalog nouns#HALIMBAWACategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#HALIMBAWACategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#HALIMBAWACategory:Pages with entries#HALIMBAWACategory:Pages with 4 entries#HALIMBAWA

1. example

   Synonyms: ehemplo, ilustrasyon, instansiya

2. sample

   Synonym: muwestra

3. model

   Synonyms: huwaran, modelo, uliran, tularan

4. class; kind

   Synonyms: uri, klase

Further reading

• “halimbawa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “halimbawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018