silbi

Estonian

Noun

silbi

1. genitive singular of silp

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• silbe — colloquial

Etymology

Early borrowing from Spanish servir. Compare Pangasinan serbi and Bikol Central serbi. Doublet of serbi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /silˈbi/ [sɪlˈbɪ], (colloquial) /silˈbe/ [sɪlˈbɛ]
    • Rhymes: -i
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsilbi/ [ˈsil.bɪ] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: sil‧bi

Noun

silbí (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜊᜒ)

1. use; function; utility

   Synonyms: gamit, kagamitan

2. worth; importance

   Synonyms: halaga, kahalagahan, importansiya

3. rendering of service; serving

   Synonyms: lingkod, paglilingkod

4. (sports) service; serving

   Synonyms: serbisyo, pagserbisyo

Derived terms

• isilbi
• magpasilbi
• magsilbi
• makapagsilbi
• manilbihan
• pagsilbihan
• pagsisilbi
• paninilbihan
• silbihan

Related terms

• serbidor
• serbisyo
• silbiro
• sirbiyenta

See also

• alalay
• sakristan

Further reading

• “silbi”, 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 16: “Acolito) Silbe [(pc)] que ayuda a miſſa”
  • page 429: “Monacillo) Silbe (pc) C. que ſirue a miſa”
  • page 552: “Seruir) [Silbe] (pp) C. aeſpañoles”

Anagrams

• bilis, libis, sibil