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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aktiba/ [ak.t̪i.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -iba
  • Hyphenation: ak‧ti‧ba

Verb

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aktiba

  1. Short form of aktibatu (to activate).

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish activar, from activo (active) + -ar.

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Noun

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aktibá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜊ)

  1. act of activating; activation
    Synonyms: pagbuhay, bigay-buhay, pagpapasigla, bigay-sigla, pagana, (of a machine) sindi, (of a machine) bukas
  2. act of arousing; arousal into action
    Synonyms: gising, pukaw, pagpapakilos, pagpapagalaw, paandar, pagkondisyon

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Spanish activa, feminine of activo, from Latin actīvus.

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Adjective

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aktiba (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜊ) (grammar)

  1. active
    Synonyms: tahasan, aktibo
    Antonym: pasiba

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Further reading

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  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 12
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 9