kubakob

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cobacob — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kuˈbakob/ [kʊˈbaː.xob̚] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -akob
  • IPA^(key): /kubaˈkob/ [kʊ.bɐˈxob̚] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -ob
• Syllabification: ku‧ba‧kob

Noun

kubakob (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊᜃᜓᜊ᜔)

1. hut without posts; low-roofed cabin; poorly made hut

   Synonyms: dampa, barong-barong, kubo

2. whole family in slavery

   Synonym: kakubakuban

3. surrounding; besieging (as of a fort by the enemies)

   Synonyms: kubkob, pagkubkob

Derived terms

• kakubakuban
• kubakubin

 

See also

• alipin
• busabos
• kaalipnan
• kabusabusan
• kubo

 

Adjective

kubakób (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊᜃᜓᜊ᜔)

1. improvised; poorly made; low-roofed (of a hut)
2. walking or standing stooped or hunched (like a hunchback)
3. surrounded; besieged; blockaded

   Synonyms: ligid, kulong, naliligiran, nakukulong