loob

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English

Etymology

Phonetic respelling of the first syllable of lubricant.

Pronunciation

Noun

loob (countable and uncountable, plural loobs)

  1. (slang) lubricant, especially social lubricant

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Manx

Noun

loob m (genitive singular loob, plural loobyn)

  1. Alternative form of lhoob

Pangasinan

Noun

loob

  1. interior; inside

Sambali

Noun

loob

  1. interior; inside

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *luqub (“inside area, estuary”). Compare Ilocano luob, Pangasinan loob, Sambali loob, Kapampangan lub, Bikol Central luob, and Cebuano luob.

Pronunciation

Noun

loób (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔)

  1. inside; interior; inner part
    Synonym: interyor
  2. (by extension) underside of clothing
  3. will; volition; disposition
    Synonyms: kalooban, kagustuhan, kaibigan, boluntad
  4. courage; valor
    Synonyms: tapang, giting, lakas ng loob, balor
  5. manners; behavior
    Synonyms: asal, ugali
  6. (obsolete) bowels; core; essence (used in expressions)
  7. (obsolete) act of allowing something
    Magloloob ka ng gayon?
    You will allow that?
  8. (obsolete) want; desire
    Synonyms: ibig, nais, gusto
    Hindi ko loob iyan.
    That is not what I want.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “loob”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
  • Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎ (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila
    • page 24: “Adentro) Loob (pp) de caſa o apoſento”
    • page 65: “Apoſento) Loob (pp) o interior de la caſa”
    • page 110: “Bienhaçer) Loob (pp) a otra persona”
    • page 188: “Coraçon) Loob (pp) bueno que deçimos”
    • page 216: “Debalde) Loob (pp) dar a otro algo”
    • page 220: “Degana) Loob (pp) haçer algo”
    • page 223: “Dentro) Loob de apoſento, o caſa”
    • page 293: “Entrañas) Loob (pp)”
    • page 293: “Entrar) Loob (pp) en lo interior dela caſa”
    • page 295: “Enves) Loob (pp) ſies de veſtido”
    • page 328: “Gana) Loob (pp) |. coſa, tener de algo”
    • page 370: “Interior) Loob (pp) de alguna coſa”
    • page 477: “Permitir) Loob (pp) q̃ſe haga o diga algo”
    • page 507: “Querer) Loob (pp) algo”
    • page 602: “Voluntad) Loob (pp) buena o mala”

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