sibilyan

From English civilian, from Old French civilien.

• IPA^(key): /siˈbiljan/ [s̪ɪˈbil̪.jɐn̪]
• Hyphenation: si‧bil‧yan

sibilyan (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

1. civilian
2. ordinary clothes (in contexts where a uniform is usually required)

sibilyan (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

1. to wear ordinary clothes

sibilyan (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

1. in ordinary clothes (in contexts where a uniform is usually required)

Borrowed from English civilian.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈbiljan/ [sɪˈbil.jɐn̪], /sibilˈjan/ [sɪ.bɪlˈjan̪]
• Rhymes: -iljan, -an
• Syllabification: si‧bil‧yan

sibilyan or sibilyán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

1. civilian (non-military person)

   Synonym: paisano

2. ordinary clothes (in contexts where a uniform is usually worn)

• “sibilyan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “sibilyan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018