kaibuturan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ibutod +‎ ka- -an. Compare Kapampangan kalibudtan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌkaʔibuˈtuɾan/ [ˌkaː.ʔɪ.bʊˈt̪uː.ɾɐn̪], /kaʔibuˈtuɾan/ [kɐ.ʔɪ.bʊˈt̪uː.ɾɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -uɾan
  • Syllabification: ka‧i‧bu‧tu‧ran

Noun

káibutúran or kaibuturan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜊᜓᜆᜓᜇᜈ᜔)

  1. innermost center; center; heart
    Synonyms: kaloob-looban, pusod, pinakapusod, ibutod, ubod, buod, (Marinduque) alibutod, kaliblib-libliban
  2. uttermost depth; deepness; bottom; deepest part
    Synonyms: kalaliman, kalalim-laliman, kaila-ilaliman, kaliblib-libliban

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