bilibid

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

bilibid (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜊᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. prison; penitentiary
    Synonym: bilangguan
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

bilibid (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜊᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. coil (of string, twine, cord, rope, wire, etc.)
    Synonyms: ikid, kidkid, lkaw, pulupot, pulon
  2. act of coiling around an object
Derived terms

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog bilibid.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /bilibid/
  • Rhymes: -id
  • Syllabification: bi‧li‧bid

Noun

bilibid (Sulat Sūg spelling بِلِبِدْ)

  1. prison, jail, penitentiary
    Synonym: jīl
    Hipagbutang in tau makalanggal saraꞌ sin parinta pa bilibid bang masaggaw.
    A person will be put in jail when caught, if he committed a crime against the law.