aksibal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish acíbar, from Arabic اَلصَّبِر (aṣ-ṣabir, “aloe”), from Aramaic, from Akkadian. Doublet of sabila.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔakˈsibal/ [ʔɐkˈsiː.bɐl]
  • Rhymes: -ibal
  • Syllabification: ak‧si‧bal

Noun

aksibal (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜊᜎ᜔)

  1. aloe vera
    Synonyms: sabila, dilambuwaya, sabila pinya
  2. (figurative) bitterness; acrimony; resentment; sorrow
    Synonyms: pait, lumbay, sama ng loob

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