mabuhay
exclamation/məˈbuːhaɪ/
/məˈbuːhaɪ/
South-East Asian English [mɐˈbuhaɪ̯]
(South-East Asian English)- (in the Philippines) (used to greet somebody or to express good wishes) long live!
- Mabuhay Daniel!
- Welcome to the island, and mabuhay!
Word OriginTagalog, literally ‘live!’, imperative of buhay ‘to live’.Definitions on the go
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