libing
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ləbəŋ (“to bury/dig excavate”), from Proto-Austronesian *ləbəŋ (“to bury”). Compare Kapampangan albang, Asi yubong, Bikol Central lubong, Aklanon eubong, Cebuano lubong, Hiligaynon lubong, Maranao lebeng, and Western Bukidnon Manobo leveng.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
libíng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜒᜅ᜔)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “libing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018