hibla

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish hebra (fiber) with shift of stress, from Latin fibra. Words with a closed penultimate syllable tend to have ultimate stress on earlier stages of the language.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hiblá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜊ᜔ᜎ)

  1. fiber
    Synonyms: himaymay, hilatsa
  2. string, thread
    Synonym: sinulid
  3. strand, filament

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • hibla”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

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