ibon

See also: ibón

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog ibon, from Kapampangan ebun (“egg”), from Proto-Central Luzon *ʔəybun, from Proto-Philippine *ibun.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧bon
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔibon/, [ˈʔi.bon̪]

Noun

ibon

1. (Daet) bird

   Synonyms: gamgam, bayong

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Kapampangan ebun (“egg”), from Proto-Central Luzon *ʔəybun, from Northern Proto-Philippine *ʀubun (“egg”). Compare Sambali oybon (“egg”), Ilongot lubun, Casiguran Dumagat Agta bunay, Bikol Central bunay, and Waray-Waray bunay.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔibon/, [ˈʔi.bon]
• Rhymes: -ibon
• Syllabification: i‧bon

Noun

ibon (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

1. bird
2. (games) tails (in heads or tails)

   Synonym: taob

   Antonyms: tao, tihaya

3. (slang, euphemistic) cock; penis

   Synonyms: bebot, titi

Derived terms

• dalub-ibon
• dalub-ibunan
• haribon
• ibon-ibunan
• ibong mababa ang lipad
• ibong malaya
• ibong mandaragit
• ibong maninila
• ibong sawi
• ibunan
• mag-ibon
• mag-iibon
• maibon
• mangibon
• palaibunan
• pamugaw-ibon

 

See also

• inakay

Further reading

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