sibak

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sibak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈbak/ [sɪˈbak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: si‧bak

Noun

sibák (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜃ᜔)

1. chopping of wood; splitting of wood (with an axe, hatchet, etc.)

   Synonyms: sipak, tipak, biyak

2. (colloquial) firing; sacking (of an employee)

   Synonyms: sesante, tanggal

3. (slang, vulgar) act of sexual intercourse

Derived terms

• magsibak
• pagsibak
• sibakin
• sumibak

 

Adjective

sibák (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜃ᜔)

1. chopped; split; hewn (of wood into big pieces)
2. fired; sacked (of an employee from work)

   Synonyms: sesante, tanggal