libing

Tagalog

Etymology

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈbiŋ/ [lɪˈbiŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: li‧bing

Noun

libíng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜒᜅ᜔)

1. burial; interment; funeral

   Synonym: paglilibing

2. grave; tomb; sepulcher

   Synonym: puntod

Derived terms

• ilibing
• ilibing sa limot
• ipalibing
• libingan
• maglibing
• magpalibing
• makipaglibing
• malibing
• mapalibing
• nakalibing
• paglilibing
• pagpapalibing
• panlibing

 

See also

• burol

 

Further reading

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