hibi

• IPA^(key): /hiˈbiʔ/ [hiˈbiʔ]

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• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈbiʔ/ [ʔiˈbiʔ] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: hi‧bi

hibî (Basahan spelling ᜑᜒᜊᜒ)

1. a cry; a weep; a bawl

   Synonyms: uriyak, tangis

• Hyphenation: hi‧bi
• IPA^(key): /ˈhibi/ [ˈhi.bɪ]

From Hokkien 蝦米／虾米 (hê-bí, “dried shrimp”).

hibi

1. dried shrimp

Unknown.

hibi

1. the June plum (Spondias dulcis)
2. the fruit of this tree

hibi

1. Rōmaji transcription of ひび

hibi

1. inflection of hiba:
   1. dative/locative singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual

Borrowed from Hokkien 蝦米 / 虾米 (hê-bí, “dried shrimp”). Compare Indonesian ebi.

• hibe

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhibi/ [ˈhiː.bɪ]
• Rhymes: -ibi
• Syllabification: hi‧bi

hibi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜊᜒ)

1. small, dried shrimp

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hiˈbiʔ/ [hɪˈbɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: hi‧bi

hibî (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜊᜒ)

1. pouting; pursing of one's lips (as of someone about to cry)

• “hibi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 138
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 22