isnab

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English snob.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔisˈnab/ [ʔɪsˈnab]
• Rhymes: -ab
• Syllabification: is‧nab

Noun

isnáb (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜈᜊ᜔)

1. snobbery; looking down at others with arrogance (usually by ignoring people)
2. absence from a meeting, gathering, or assembly

Derived terms

• isnabera
• isnabero
• isnabin
• mang-isnab

 

Further reading

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