imbes
English edit
Noun edit
imbes
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish en vez de (“instead of, in place of, rather than”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
imbés (Badlit spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔)
Preposition edit
imbés (Badlit spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔)
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish en vez de (“instead of, in place of, rather than”).
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
imbés (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔)
- instead of
- Synonym: sa halip
- Imbes na paluin, kausapin mo ang anak mo.
- Instead of spanking, talk to your child.
Further reading edit
- “imbes” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “imbes”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018