alhibe

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aljibe, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْجُبّ (al-júbb), from Classical Arabic جُبّ (jubb, “cistern, well”). Compare Cebuano alhibi.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˈhibe/ [ʔɐlˈhiː.bɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ibe
  • Syllabification: al‧hi‧be

Noun

alhibe (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜑᜒᜊᜒ)

  1. cistern; water tank; water reservoir
    Synonyms: tangke, sisterna

Further reading

  • “alhibe”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 25
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