kubli

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cubli, cuble — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish cubrir (“to cover”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kubˈli/ [kʊbˈli]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: kub‧li

Adjective

kublí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

1. hidden from sight; out of sight

   Synonyms: tago, liblib, kanlong

2. secret; unknown

   Synonyms: lingid, lihim, sekreto

Derived terms

• ikubli
• kublihan
• kubling-kubli
• kumubli
• kumubli-kubli
• magkubli
• makakubli
• makubli
• makublihan
• mangubli
• pagkubli
• pagkukubli

 

Related terms

• deskubri
• deskubridor
• kubrekama
• kubyerta
• kubyertos

 

Noun

kublí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

1. act of hiding to be out of sight

   Synonyms: tago, pagtatago

2. hidden place

Further reading

• “kubli”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 318