aktiba

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aktiba/ [ak.t̪i.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -iba, -a
  • Hyphenation: ak‧ti‧ba

Verb

aktiba

  1. Short form of aktibatu (to activate).

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish activar, from activo (active) + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaktiˈba/ [ʔɐk.t̪ɪˈba]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ak‧ti‧ba

Noun

aktibá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜊ)

  1. act of activating; activation
    Synonyms: pagbuhay, bigay-buhay, pagpapasigla, bigay-sigla, pagana, (of a machine) sindi, (of a machine) bukas, aktibasyon
  2. act of arousing; arousal into action
    Synonyms: gising, pukaw, pagpapakilos, pagpapagalaw, paandar, pagkondisyon
Derived terms
  • aktibahin
  • ipaaktiba

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish activa, feminine of activo, from Latin actīvus.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔakˈtiba/ [ʔɐkˈt̪iː.bɐ]
  • Rhymes: -iba
  • Syllabification: ak‧ti‧ba

Adjective

aktiba (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜊ) (grammar)

  1. active
    Synonyms: tahasan, aktibo
    Antonym: pasiba
Derived terms
  • pandiwang aktiba

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 12
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 9