libing

See also: líbìng

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ləbəŋ (“to bury/dig excavate”), from Proto-Austronesian *ləbəŋ (“to bury”). Compare Kapampangan albang, Asi yubong, Bikol Central lubong, Aklanon eubong, Cebuano lubong, Hiligaynon lubong, Maranao lebeng, and Western Bukidnon Manobo leveng.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /liˈbiŋ/ [lɪˈbɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Syllabification: li‧bing

Noun

libíng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. burial; interment; funeral
    Synonym: paglilibing
  2. grave; tomb; sepulcher
    Synonym: puntod

Derived terms

  • ilibing
  • ilibing sa limot
  • ipalibing
  • libingan
  • maglibing
  • magpalibing
  • makipaglibing
  • malibing
  • mapalibing
  • nakalibing
  • paglilibing
  • pagpapalibing
  • panlibing

See also

Further reading

  • “libing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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