libak

See also: libák and Libak

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *libak (“to attack from a hidden spot”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈbak/ [l̪iˈbak]
  • Hyphenation: li‧bak

Noun

libák (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜃ᜔)

  1. backbiting
    Synonym: pakaraot
  2. criticism
    Synonym: tatsar

Derived terms

  • libakon
  • maglibak

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *libak (“to attack from a hidden spot”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: li‧bak
  • IPA(key): /liˈbak/ [l̪ɪˈbak]

Noun

libák (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜃ᜔)

  1. backbiting

Verb

libák (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜃ᜔)

  1. to backbite, to backstab

Derived terms

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *libak (“attack from concealment, criticize from a distance”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /liˈbak/ [lɪˈbak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: li‧bak

Noun

libák (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜃ᜔)

  1. mockery; derision; ridicule; insult
    Synonyms: aglahi, biro, insulto, kutya, paghamak, tuya, uroy, uyam; see also Thesaurus:kutya

Derived terms

  • libakin
  • lumibak
  • manlibak
  • mapanlibak
  • paglibak
  • panlilibak

See also

Further reading

  • “libak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*libák”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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