sibo
See also: SIBO
English edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Hokkien 是無/是无 (sī-bô, “is not”).
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
sibo
- (Singapore, informal) An expression of disbelief, equivalent to Is it so?
- 2009 December 29, GMAudition, “Gamerz Planet”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[5]:
- u dun understand english sibo?
- 2010 September 26, Ang Shi Na, “Sheena’s101”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[6]:
- Ka ni na, ask stupid question sibo?
- 2013 August 6, “BlueOldMan, HDB Resales price”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[7]:
- You are factoring in the interest sibo?
- 2015 May 12, May Lee, “Study stress”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[8]:
- Grin until mouth crooked sibo?
Usage notes edit
More common in spoken language than print.
Anagrams edit
Abenaki edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Algonquian *si·po·wi.
Noun edit
sibo
Anyi edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
sibo
- tree species of the genus Nauclea.
References edit
- ^ Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses[1], London: Oxford University Press, page 692
- ^ Aubréville, A. (1936) La flore forestière de la Côte d’Ivoire[2] (in French), volume 3, Paris: Larose, page 265
Cebuano edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: si‧bo
Adjective edit
sibo
- fit; suitable; proper
- coincidental; happening or existing at the same time
Verb edit
sibo
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Anyi sibo or Nzima sibo.[1]
Noun edit
sibo m (plural sibos)
- a tree of species Nauclea pobeguinii
References edit
Nzima edit
Noun edit
sibo
- a tree of species (Nauclea pobeguinii)[1]
References edit
- ^ Aubréville, A. (1936) La flore forestière de la Côte d’Ivoire[4] (in French), volume 3, Paris: Larose, page 265
Tagalog edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sibo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜓ)
- flower of the kans grass
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sibò (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜓ)