liyab

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• liab — obsolete

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈab/ [ˈljab]
• Rhymes: -ab
• Syllabification: li‧yab

Noun

liyáb (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜌᜊ᜔)

1. big flame; blaze

   Synonyms: alab, lagablab

2. (by extension) outburst (as of anger)

   Synonyms: siklab, silakbo

Derived terms

• liyaban
• magliyab
• pagliliyab
• papagliyabin

 

Related terms

• lagyab

 

Further reading

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