hibi

See also: hi-bî

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hi‧bi
  • IPA(key): /hiˈbiʔ/, [hiˈbiʔ]

Noun

hibî

  1. a cry; a weep; a bawl
    Synonyms: uriyak, tangis

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hi‧bi
  • IPA(key): /ˈhibi/, [ˈhi.bɪ]

Etymology 1

From Hokkien 蝦米虾米 (hê-bí, “dried shrimp”).

Noun

hibi

  1. dried shrimp

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

hibi

  1. the June plum (Spondias dulcis)
  2. the fruit of this tree

Japanese

Romanization

hibi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ひび

Slovene

Noun

hibi

  1. inflection of hiba:
    1. dative/locative singular
    2. nominative/accusative dual

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hokkien 蝦米虾米 (hê-bí, dried shrimp).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhibi/ [ˈhi.bɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ibi
  • Syllabification: hi‧bi

Noun

hibi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜊᜒ)

  1. small, dried shrimp

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hiˈbiʔ/ [hɪˈbiʔ]
  • Rhymes: -iʔ
  • Syllabification: hi‧bi

Noun

hibî (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜊᜒ)

  1. pouting; pursing of one's lips (as of someone about to cry)
Derived terms
  • humibi
  • paghibi

Further reading

  • hibi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 138
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 22
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