liboy

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈliboj/ [ˈliː.boɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -iboj
• Syllabification: li‧boy

Noun

liboy (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜓᜌ᜔)

1. circular ripple on water

   Synonym: kilapsaw

2. (figurative, neologism) wave (electromagnetic)

   liboy-radyo ― radio wave

See also

• alon-alon

References

• “liboy”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969), Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL