katibayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From tibay +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /katiˈbajan/ [kɐ.t̪ɪˈbaː.jɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ajan
• Syllabification: ka‧ti‧ba‧yan
• Homophone: Catibayan

Noun

katibayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

1. proof; evidence

   Synonyms: katunayan, alusitha, ebidensiya, patibay, patunay, pruweba

2. certificate

   Synonyms: sertipiko, sertipikasyon

3. documents; records

   Synonyms: dokumento, tala

4. durability; state of being strong or durable

   Synonyms: tibay, pagkamatibay

   Antonyms: karupukan, kahunaan

5. stability

   Synonym: tatag

6. state of being physically strong

   Synonyms: lakas, kalakasan

Further reading

• “katibayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎ (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 323: “Fortaleça) Catibayan (pp) de caſa puente o cerca”