libak

See also: libák and Libak

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *libak (“to attack from a hidden spot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈbak/ [l̪iˈbak]
• Hyphenation: li‧bak

Noun

libák (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜃ᜔)

1. backbiting

   Synonym: pakaraot

2. criticism

   Synonym: tatsar

Derived terms

• libakon
• maglibak

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *libak (“to attack from a hidden spot”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: li‧bak
• IPA^(key): /liˈbak/ [l̪ɪˈbak]

Noun

libák (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜃ᜔)

1. backbiting

Verb

libák (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜃ᜔)

1. to backbite, to backstab

Derived terms

• libakero
• libakon
• maglibak
• manglibak
• molibak

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• libac — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *libak (“attack from concealment, criticize from a distance”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈbak/ [lɪˈbak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: li‧bak

Noun

libák (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜃ᜔)

1. mockery; derision; ridicule; insult

   Synonyms: aglahi, biro, insulto, kutya, paghamak, tuya, uroy, uyam; see also Thesaurus:kutya

Derived terms

• libakin
• lumibak
• manlibak
• mapanlibak
• paglibak
• panlilibak

See also

• abiw

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• kabil, kibal, bakli, balik, kibla