taeb

See also: táeb

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• taib

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taəb (“high tide”). Compare Ilocano atab, Pangasinan etab, Kapampangan atab, Bikol Central taob, Cebuano taob, and Tausug taub.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔeb/ [ˈt̪aː.ʔɛb̚]
• Rhymes: -aʔeb
• Syllabification: ta‧eb

Noun

taeb (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜁᜊ᜔)

1. rise of the tide; high tide

   Synonyms: taog, pagtaog, laki

   Antonym: kati

Further reading

• “taeb”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*taeb”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI