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Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *libak (“to attack from a hidden spot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈbak/
- Hyphenation: li‧bak
Noun
libák (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜃ᜔)
- backbiting
- Synonym: pakaraot
- criticism
- Synonym: tatsar
Derived terms
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *libak (“to attack from a hidden spot”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: li‧bak
- IPA(key): /liˈbak/
Noun
libák (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜃ᜔)
- backbiting
Verb
libák (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜃ᜔)
- to backbite, to backstab
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *libak (“to attack from a hidden spot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
libák (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜃ᜔)
- mockery; derision; ridicule; insult
- Synonyms: aglahi, biro, insulto, kutya, paghamak, tuya, uroy, uyam; see also Thesaurus:kutya
Derived terms
Further reading
- “libak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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