iba't iba

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ibat iba, iba at iba
• iba't-iba — proscribed

Etymology

From contraction of iba at iba, via reduplication of iba +‎ 't.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˌbat ʔiˈba/ [ʔɪˌbat̪ ʔɪˈba]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: i‧ba't i‧ba

Adjective

ibá't ibá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜆ᜔ ᜁᜊ)

1. Alternative form of iba-iba

Further reading

• “iba't iba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018