alhibe
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish aljibe, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْجُبّ (al-júbb), from Classical Arabic جُبّ (jubb, “cistern, well”). Compare Cebuano alhibi.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˈhibe/, [ʔɐlˈhi.bɛ]
- Rhymes: -ibe
- Syllabification: al‧hi‧be
Noun edit
alhibe (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜑᜒᜊᜒ)
- cistern; water tank; water reservoir
- Synonym: tangke