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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *libeg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliboɡ/
- Hyphenation: li‧bog
Noun
líbog (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜓᜄ᜔)
- (Naga) blur; fuzz; obscurity; turbidity
- Synonyms: labog, hibo
- Antonym: linaw
- (sometimes vulgar) libido; lust; virility
- Synonym: urag
Derived terms
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: li‧bog
- IPA(key): /ˈliboɡ/
Noun
libog
- confusion; misunderstanding
Adjective
libog
- confusing
- (of people) confused
Verb
libog
- to confuse; to misunderstand
Usage notes
This word is part of Cebuano and Tagalog false friends.
Tagalog
Etymology
Compare Kapampangan libi.
Pronunciation
Noun
libog (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜓᜄ᜔)
- libido; sexual urge; randiness
- Synonyms: utog, kalibugan, kautugan, iyag, lanya, (Marinduque) ulag, antol, (gay slang) erbog
- (Batangas) ardor, drive, passion, or enthusiasm in one's actions
- Synonyms: gana, gilas, alab, amor, latoy, sigla, igi, galing, husay, sigasig, sigsa, sigya, apan, (Marinduque) ulag
- (Batangas, by extension) vigour; energy; activeness; liveliness
- Synonyms: sigla, enerhiya, alab, sigasig, lakas, bilis
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “libog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 83
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