alibadbad

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• alibarbar — dialectal, Batangas, Rizal, informal

Etymology

Compare Cebuano badbad (“untie; untangle”) and Hiligaynon badbad (“to wind up; to put on a reel”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalibadˈbad/ [ʔɐ.lɪ.bɐd̪ˈbad̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: a‧li‧bad‧bad

Noun

alibadbád (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜊᜇ᜔ᜊᜇ᜔)

1. nausea

   Synonym: alimbukay

2. (by extension) annoyance; condition of being fed up

   Synonyms: suya, inis, yamot

Derived terms

• alibadbaran
• alibadbarin
• maalibadbaran
• magpaalibadbad
• makapagpaalibadbad

 

Further reading

• “alibadbad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018