kover

See also: kövér

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-?
    Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
    Proto-Italic *kom
    Old Latin com
    Latin cum
    Latin con-
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer-
    Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
    Latin operiō
    Latin cooperiō
    Old French covrirbor.
    Middle English coveren
    English coverbor.
    Tagalog kover

    Borrowed from English cover, from Middle English coveren, borrowed from Old French covrir, cueuvrir, from Late Latin coperire, from Latin cooperiō (“I cover completely”). Doublet of kubli.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkoveɾ/ [ˈkoː.vɛɾ]
      • IPA(key): (with nativization) /ˈkobeɾ/ [ˈkoː.bɛɾ]
    • Rhymes: -oveɾ, (with nativization) -obeɾ
    • Syllabification: ko‧ver

    Noun

    kover (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊᜒᜇ᜔)

    1. cover (lid)
      Synonym: takip
    2. cover (hiding)
      Synonyms: kublihan, amparo
    3. cover (front and back of a book or a magazine)
      Synonyms: pabalat, integumento
    4. cover (top sheet of a bed)
      Synonyms: kubrekama, sobrekama
    5. cover (cloth or similar material used to protect underlying items)
      Synonym: takip

    See also

    Further reading

    • “kover”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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