dibdib

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ribrib — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *dəbdəb. Compare Northern Catanduanes Bicolano dubdob, Brooke's Point Palawano debdeb, Maranao rareb, Maguindanao ladeb / laleb, and Pazeh zebezep.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dibˈdib/, [dɪbˈdib]

• IPA^(key): /dibˈdeb/, [dɪbˈdɛb] (colloquial)
• Hyphenation: dib‧dib

Noun

dibdíb (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜊ᜔)

1. (anatomy) chest
2. (anatomy) breast

   Synonym: suso

3. breast (of fowl)

   Synonym: pitso

4. (by extension) heart

   Synonym: puso

Derived terms

• dibdiban
• dibdibang trabaho
• dibdibin
• kaisang-dibdib
• kinukuribdib
• kirot ng dibdib
• kuribdib
• kuribdibin
• madibdib
• mag-isang-dibdib
• makipag-isang-dibdib
• pag-iisang-dibdib
• pakadibdibin
• pinagbuhol ang dibdib
• tibok ng dibdib

 

Further reading

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