kibits

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English kibitz, from Yiddish קיבעצן (kibetsn), from German Kiebitz (“lapwing”), from Middle High German gibiz (“plover”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkibits/ [ˈkiː.bɪts]
• Rhymes: -ibits
• Syllabification: ki‧bits

Noun

kibits (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜊᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔)

1. kibitz

   Synonyms: himasok, pakikialam

Derived terms

• magkibits

 

Related terms

• kibitser

 

References

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 282