kover

See also: kövér

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kober

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi

Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Latin operiō

Latin cooperiō

Old French covrirbor.

Middle English coveren

English coverbor.

Tagalog kover

Borrowed from English cover, from Middle English coveren, borrowed from Old French covrir, cueuvrir, from Late Latin coperire, from Latin cooperiō (“I cover completely”). Doublet of kubli.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkoveɾ/ [ˈkoː.vɛɾ]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /ˈkobeɾ/ [ˈkoː.bɛɾ]
• Rhymes: -oveɾ, (with nativization) -obeɾ
• Syllabification: ko‧ver

Noun

kover (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊᜒᜇ᜔)

1. cover (lid)

   Synonym: takip

2. cover (hiding)

   Synonyms: kublihan, amparo

3. cover (front and back of a book or a magazine)

   Synonyms: pabalat, integumento

4. cover (top sheet of a bed)

   Synonyms: kubrekama, sobrekama

5. cover (cloth or similar material used to protect underlying items)

   Synonym: takip

See also

• balat
• balot
• tabing

Further reading

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