bilibid

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˈlibid/ [bɪˈliː.bɪd̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ibid
  • Syllabification: bi‧li‧bid

Etymology 1

Noun

bilibid (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜊᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. prison; penitentiary
    Synonym: bilangguan
Derived terms
  • ibilibid
  • ikabilibid
  • mabilibid
Descendants
  • → Tausug: bilibid

Etymology 2

Noun

bilibid (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜊᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. coil (of string, twine, cord, rope, wire, etc.)
    Synonyms: ikid, kidkid, lkaw, pulupot, pulon
  2. act of coiling around an object
Derived terms
  • bilibiran
  • bilibirin
  • ibilibid
  • mabilibid
  • magbilibid
  • pagkabilibid

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog bilibid.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /bilibid/ [bɪ.lɪˈβid̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -id
  • Syllabification: bi‧li‧bid

Noun

bilibid (Sulat Sūg spelling بِلِبِدْ) (Philippines)

  1. prison, jail, penitentiary
    Synonyms: jīl, kalabusu
    Hipagbutang in tau makalanggal saraꞌ sin parinta pa bilibid bang masaggaw.
    A person will be put in jail when caught, if he committed a crime against the law.
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