kilabot

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kiˈlabot/ [kɪˈlaː.bot̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -abot
  • Syllabification: ki‧la‧bot

Noun

kilabot (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜊᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. goose bump; goose flesh
    Synonyms: pangingilabot, pagtayo ng balahibo, (Batangas) balukag
  2. terror; fear
    Synonyms: hilakbot, sindak, takot, pagkatakot
  3. grain; texture (of wood, meat, etc.)
    Synonym: hilatsa
  4. person being intensely feared by many; terror

Derived terms

  • ipangilabot
  • kakila-kilabot
  • kilabutan
  • magpapangilabot
  • mangilabot
  • nakapangingilabot
  • papangilabutan
  • papangilabutin

See also

Adjective

kilabot (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜊᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. feared by others; terrible (of a person)
    Synonym: kinatatakutan

Further reading

  • “kilabot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “kilabot”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025

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