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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 希望 (hi-bāng, “hope”) according to Manuel (1948).
Pronunciation
Adjective
hibáng (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜊᜅ᜔)
- delirious; in a state of delirium
- Synonym: nagdedeliryo
- wildly excited
- Synonyms: haling, nahahaling
- crazy
- Synonyms: ulol, loko, nauulol, naloloko
Derived terms
Noun
hibang (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜊᜅ᜔)
- delirium
- Synonyms: deliryo, pagdedeliryo
- wild excitement
- Synonyms: haling, pagkahaling, kahalingan
- craziness
- Synonyms: kalokohan, kaululan
Further reading
- “hibang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 22
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