tuba'

See also: tuba, Tuba, and túba

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuba.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /tubaʔ/ [t̪ʊˈβaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: tu‧ba'

Noun

tuba' (Sulat Sūg spelling تُبَأْ)

1. wine; toddy (made from plants, e.g. coconut, nipa, or commonly known as tuba)

   Nahilu siya sabab mataud tuba' nainum niya.

   He is drunk because he drank too much wine made from coconut.

Derived terms

• magtuba'
• magtutuba'
• tubaan

 

See also

• alak
• bīr