libing

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /liˈbiŋ/, [lɪˈbiŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Hyphenation: li‧bing

Noun[edit]

libíng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜒᜅ᜔)

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

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Further reading[edit]

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