tibak

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiˈbak/ [t̪ɪˈbak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: ti‧bak

Noun

tibák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜊᜃ᜔) (medicine)

  1. foot disease causing the breaking and peeling off of the skin on the soles of feet
See also
  • putok-putok

Etymology 2

Backslang from aktibista.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiˈbak/ [t̪ɪˈbak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: ti‧bak

Noun

tibák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜊᜃ᜔) (slang, back slang)

  1. activist

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English T-back.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtibak/ [ˈt̪iː.bɐk̚]
  • Rhymes: -ibak
  • Syllabification: ti‧bak

Noun

tibak (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜊᜃ᜔) (clothing)

  1. thong

Further reading

  • tibak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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