subsob

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sub‧sob
• IPA^(key): /ˈsubsob/ [ˈsub.sob]

Verb

subsob

1. to scorch; to singe

   Synonyms: daos, tutong, sirob

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *subsub (“fall forward; put face low down”). Compare Pangasinan subsub, Bikol Central subsob, Aklanon subsub, Mansaka sobsob, and Malay susup. See also sibsib.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /subˈsob/ [sʊbˈsob̚]
• Rhymes: -ob
• Syllabification: sub‧sob

Noun

subsób (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊ᜔ᜐᜓᜊ᜔)

1. an occurrence of falling flat on one's face or falling forwards

   Synonyms: songasong, subasob, subong, sugabang, bulagta

2. the act of partially burying something in the ashes (such as when roasting root crop tubers like sweet potatoes)

Derived terms

• isubsob
• mapasubsob
• masubsob
• pagkasubsob
• subsob na subsob sa gawain
• sumubsob

Related terms

• sibasib
• sibsib
• subasob

Further reading

• “subsob”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “subsob”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*subsub”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• busbos