tibatib

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tibaˈtib/ [t̪ɪ.bɐˈt̪ɪb̚], /tiˈbatib/ [t̪ɪˈbaː.t̪ɪb̚]
  • Rhymes: -ib, -atib
  • Syllabification: ti‧ba‧tib

Noun

tibatíb or tibatib (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜊᜆᜒᜊ᜔)

  1. black pockmarks
    Synonym: bulutong
  2. dirt on the skin
    Synonym: libag
  3. (obsolete) black and fatal kind of smallpox

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiˈbatib/ [t̪ɪˈbaː.t̪ɪb̚]
  • Rhymes: -atib
  • Syllabification: ti‧ba‧tib

Noun

tibátib (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜊᜆᜒᜊ᜔)

  1. dragon-tail plant (Epipremnum pinnatum)

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