taob

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧ob
• IPA^(key): /taˈʔob/ [t̪ɐˈʔob]

Noun

taob (Badlit spelling ᜆᜂᜊ᜔)

1. high tide
2. flood tide

Verb

taob (Badlit spelling ᜆᜂᜊ᜔)

1. to rise

Antonyms

• hunas, hubas

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧ob
• IPA^(key): /taˈʔob/ [taˈʔob]

Noun

taób

1. high tide; flood tide

   Antonyms: ati, hunas

Derived terms

• magtaob

Southern Catanduanes Bikol

Noun

taob

1. high tide

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈʔob/ [t̪ɐˈʔob̚]
• Rhymes: -ob
• Syllabification: ta‧ob

Adjective

taób (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂᜊ᜔)

1. placed upside down

   Synonyms: tiwarik, nakatiwarik, balintuwad

2. lying flat with the stomach and face under

   Synonym: nakadapa

3. (figurative) defeated (of a champion)

   Synonyms: talo, natalo

4. (gambling, figurative) bankrupt (of a banker)

Derived terms

• chub
• itaob
• magtaob
• mapataob
• mataob
• nakataob
• pagkakataob
• pagkataob
• pagtaob
• pagtataob
• pataob
• tauban
• tumaob

Noun

taób (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂᜊ᜔)

1. act of placing something upside down with the bottom up (of a cup, plate, etc.)

   Synonyms: tuwarik, pagtutuwarik

2. position of something upside down with the bottom up
3. act of lying down with the stomach and face under

   Synonyms: dapa, pagdapa

4. (figurative) defeat (of a champion)
5. (gambling, figurative) bankruptcy (of a banker)
6. (games) reverse; face-down (of cards); tails (in heads or tails)

   Synonyms: ibon, (card games, dated) chub

   Antonyms: tihaya, tao, (card games, dated) cha

See also

• buwang

Further reading

• “taob”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “taob”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• tabo, bato, abot, bota

Waray-Waray

Noun

taob

1. high tide