tabing

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabəŋ, *tabiŋ (“sheltering cover”). Compare Ilocano tabing and Javanese ꦠꦮꦼꦁ (taweng) / ꦠꦮꦶꦁ (tawing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtabiŋ/, [ˈta.bɪŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧bing

Noun

tabing (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. screen; curtain
    Synonyms: kurtina, kansel, telon, biyumbo
  2. temporary screen or curtain used to conceal something on the other side
    Synonym: tabil
  3. manner of how a curtain or screen was placed
    Synonym: pagkakatabing

Derived terms
  • itabing
  • magtabing
  • pagkakatabing
  • puting-tabing
  • tabingan

Further reading
  • “tabing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*tabeŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*tabiŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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