hibang

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 希望 (hi-bāng, “hope”) according to Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /hiˈbaŋ/ [hɪˈbaŋ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈhibaŋ/ [ˈhiː.bɐŋ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ibaŋ
• Syllabification: hi‧bang

Adjective

hibáng (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜊᜅ᜔)

1. delirious; in a state of delirium

   Synonym: nagdedeliryo

2. wildly excited

   Synonyms: haling, nahahaling

3. crazy

   Synonyms: ulol, loko, nauulol, naloloko

Derived terms

• humibang
• kahibangan
• kinahihibangan
• mahibang
• makahibang
• nahihibang
• pagkahibang

 

Noun

hibang (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜊᜅ᜔)

1. delirium

   Synonyms: deliryo, pagdedeliryo

2. wild excitement

   Synonyms: haling, pagkahaling, kahalingan

3. craziness

   Synonyms: kalokohan, kaululan

Further reading

• “hibang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• 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

Anagrams

• gabhin, bahing