saribuhay

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saɾiˈbuhaj/ [sɐ.ɾɪˈbuː.haɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -uhaj
• Syllabification: sa‧ri‧bu‧hay

Etymology 1

From sari +‎ buhay.

Noun

saribuhay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜒᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔) (ecology)

1. biodiversity
   • 1996, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines, Philippine Social Sciences Review: Rebyu Ng Agham-panlipunan Ng Pilipinas‎^[1], page 1:

     Ipinahayag din na ang pagkasira ng saribuhay ang nagdudulot ng ibayo pang kaligaligan sa lipunan tulad ng nangyayari sa mga Katutubo.

     It is also reported that the ruin of biodiversity causes further social unrest like in the case of the Indigenous peoples.

Etymology 2

From sari- +‎ buhay.

Noun

saribuhay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜒᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔) (neologism)

1. autobiography

   Synonym: awtobiyograpiya

Further reading

• “saribuhay”, 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