sanlibutan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sanglibutan — nonstandard

Etymology

From libot +‎ san- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sanlibuˈtan/ [sɐn̪.lɪ.bʊˈt̪an̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: san‧li‧bu‧tan

Noun

sanlibután (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜎᜒᜊᜓᜆᜈ᜔)

1. whole world; universe

   Synonyms: sandaigdigan, daigdig, mundo, santinakpan, sansinukuban, sansinukob, uniberso

2. (astronomy, neologism) galaxy

Related terms

• libutin
• lumibot
• palibot

 

Further reading

• “sanlibutan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “sanlibutan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL