imburnal

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish imbornal (“drainage hole of a ship”), with semantic shift to sewer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔimbuɾˈnal/, [ʔɪm.bʊɾ̪ˈn̪al̪]
• Hyphenation: im‧bur‧nal

Noun

imburnál

1. sewer; sewage pipe
2. manhole

   Pagbantay sunod, kay hapit ka nahulog sa imburnal

   Watch it next time, because you almost fell in the manhole.

3. (offensive) person with bad breath

Adjective

imburnal

1. (offensive) having a bad breath

   Sirad-i nang baba nimo na baho'g imburnal, manimaho 'nya ta diri

   Close your mouth that smells like a manhole, or else it will stink here.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• emburnal
• imbornal

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish imbornal (“drainage hole of a ship”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔimbuɾˈnal/ [ʔɪm.bʊɾˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: im‧bur‧nal

Noun

imburnál (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜈᜎ᜔)

1. sewer line; culvert; sewage pipe
   • 2009, Kalusugan Pampubliko sa Kolonyal na Manila 1898-1918, UP Press, →ISBN, page 42:

     estero, pagtatapon ng basura, at pagsasaayos ng mga imburnal ng dumi at ng mga dikit-dikit at nagsisiksikang mga estruktura sa siyudad.25 Ayon kay Komisyoner Maus, kinakailangang maisaayos ang napakaraming depektong ...

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2. manhole; sewer opening
3. (nautical) scupper

See also

• alkantarilya