yungib

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• yong̃ib — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈjuŋib/, [ˈju.ŋɪb]
  • IPA^(key): /juˈŋib/, [jʊˈŋib]
• Rhymes: -uŋib, -ib
• Syllabification: yu‧ngib

Noun

yungib or yungíb (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜅᜒᜊ᜔)

1. cave; cavern

   Synonyms: kuweba, lungaw, lungib, (obsolete) yukib

   Pumasok siya sa madilim na yungib.

   He went in the dark cave.

Related terms

• yukib

 

See also

• katakumba
• lungib

 

Further reading

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