tibak

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiˈbak/ [t̪ɪˈbak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: ti‧bak

Noun

tibák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜊᜃ᜔) (medicine)

1. foot disease causing the breaking and peeling off of the skin on the soles of feet

See also

• putok-putok

Etymology 2

Backslang from aktibista.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiˈbak/ [t̪ɪˈbak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: ti‧bak

Noun

tibák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜊᜃ᜔) (slang, back slang)

1. activist

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English T-back.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtibak/ [ˈt̪iː.bɐk̚]
• Rhymes: -ibak
• Syllabification: ti‧bak

Noun

tibak (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜊᜃ᜔) (clothing)

1. thong

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• bikat, bakit, katib, tikab, bitak, batik, kabit