hibnan

Tagalog

Etymology

Syncopic form of hiraman, possibly via hidman with sound shift from dental stop /d/ to bilabial stop /b/, and bilabial nasal /m/ to dental nasal /n/, from hiram +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hibˈnan/ [hɪbˈn̪an̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: hib‧nan

Verb

hibnán (complete hinibnan, progressive hinihibnan, contemplative hihibnan, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜊ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. alternative form of hiraman