bilibid

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈlibid/ [bɪˈliː.bɪd̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ibid
• Syllabification: bi‧li‧bid

Etymology 1

Noun

bilibid (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜊᜒᜇ᜔)

1. prison; penitentiary

   Synonym: bilangguan

Derived terms

• ibilibid
• ikabilibid
• mabilibid

Descendants

• → Tausug: bilibid

Etymology 2

Noun

bilibid (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜊᜒᜇ᜔)

1. coil (of string, twine, cord, rope, wire, etc.)

   Synonyms: ikid, kidkid, lkaw, pulupot, pulon

2. act of coiling around an object

Derived terms

• bilibiran
• bilibirin
• ibilibid
• mabilibid
• magbilibid
• pagkabilibid

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog bilibid.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /bilibid/ [bɪ.lɪˈβid̪̚]
• Rhymes: -id
• Syllabification: bi‧li‧bid

Noun

bilibid (Sulat Sūg spelling بِلِبِدْ) (Philippines)

1. prison, jail, penitentiary

   Synonyms: jīl, kalabusu

   Hipagbutang in tau makalanggal saraꞌ sin parinta pa bilibid bang masaggaw.

   A person will be put in jail when caught, if he committed a crime against the law.