Gibanabana

approximately / estimatedadverb and adjective

Alternative meanings

approximately; estimated; roughly; about; around; calculated approximately

Pronunciation

gee-bah-nah-BAH-nah

Root and affixes

It comes from banabana, estimate, approximation, or guess. Gibanabana expresses that something was estimated or calculated approximately. Pagbanabana names the act of estimating.

Variants or conjugations

gibanabana; banabana; bana-bana; pagbanabana; gibana-bana; mga; kapin-kapin

Related words and expressions

banabana = estimate; pagbanabana = estimating; mga = approximately before a number; hapit = almost; kapin = more than; kulang = less than

Meaning and usage notes

Gibanabana works well for approximately or estimated. In everyday quantities, mga is very common before the number: mga lima ka minuto, approximately five minutes. Kapin-kapin can suggest a little more than an amount.