sibil
Spanish
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈbil/ [siˈβ̞il]
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: si‧bil
- Homophone: (Latin America) civil
Noun
sibil m (plural sibiles)
- a small recess carved into a cave wall to preserve meat and other provisions
- a small underground hollow
Further reading
- “sibil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish civil, from Latin cīvīlis.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˈbil/ [sɪˈbɪl]
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: si‧bil
Adjective
sibíl (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜒᜎ᜔)
Derived terms
- batas sibil
Related terms
- giyera sibil
- guwardiya sibil
- kasal sibil
- serbisyo sibil
- sibilisa
- sibilisado
- sibilisasyon
- sibilyan
Further reading
- “sibil”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018