katibayan
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /katiˈbajan/ [kɐ.t̪ɪˈbaː.jɐn̪]
- Rhymes: -ajan
- Syllabification: ka‧ti‧ba‧yan
- Homophone: Catibayan
Noun
katibayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒᜊᜌᜈ᜔)
- proof; evidence
- Synonyms: katunayan, alusitha, ebidensiya, patibay, patunay, pruweba
- certificate
- Synonyms: sertipiko, sertipikasyon
- documents; records
- durability; state of being strong or durable
- stability
- Synonym: tatag
- state of being physically strong
- Synonyms: lakas, kalakasan
Further reading
- “katibayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 323: “Fortaleça) Catibayan (pp) de caſa puente o cerca”