sibak

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sibak.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˈbak/ [sɪˈbak]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: si‧bak

Noun

sibák (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜃ᜔)

  1. chopping of wood; splitting of wood (with an axe, hatchet, etc.)
    Synonyms: sipak, tipak, biyak
  2. (colloquial) firing; sacking (of an employee)
    Synonyms: sesante, tanggal
  3. (slang, vulgar) act of sexual intercourse

Derived terms
  • magsibak
  • pagsibak
  • sibakin
  • sumibak

Adjective

sibák (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜃ᜔)

  1. chopped; split; hewn (of wood into big pieces)
  2. fired; sacked (of an employee from work)
    Synonyms: sesante, tanggal
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