dibdib

Tagalog

Alternative forms

ribrib — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *dəbdəb. Compare Northern Catanduanes Bicolano dubdob, Brooke's Point Palawano debdeb, Maranao rareb, Maguindanao ladeb / laleb, and Pazeh zebezep.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key): /dibˈdib/ [dɪbˈdib]
  - Rhymes: -ib
  - Syllabification: dib‧dib
- IPA^(key): /dibˈdeb/ [dɪbˈdɛb] (colloquial)

Noun

dibdíb (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜊ᜔)

(anatomy) chest
(anatomy) breast
Synonym: suso
breast (of fowl)
Synonym: pitso
(by extension) heart
Synonym: puso

Derived terms

dibdiban
dibdibang trabaho
dibdibin
kaisang-dibdib
kinukuribdib
kirot ng dibdib
kuribdib
kuribdibin
madibdib
mag-isang-dibdib
makipag-isang-dibdib
pag-iisang-dibdib
pakadibdibin
pinagbuhol ang dibdib
tibok ng dibdib

Further reading

“dibdib”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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