tibak

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiˈbak/ [tɪˈbak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: ti‧bak

Noun

tibák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜊᜃ᜔)

1. (medicine) foot disease causing the breaking and peeling off of the skin on the soles of feet

See also

• putok-putok

Etymology 2

Backslang from aktibista.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiˈbak/ [tɪˈbak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: ti‧bak

Noun

tibák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜊᜃ᜔)

1. (slang, back slang) activist

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English T-back.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtibak/ [ˈti.bɐk]
• Rhymes: -ibak
• Syllabification: ti‧bak

Noun

tibak (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜊᜃ᜔)

1. thong

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• bakit, kabit, tikab