lubi-lubi

Bikol Central

Noun

lubi-lubi

  1. (botany) Philippine fig (Ficus pseudopalma)

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Cebuano lubilubi or another Visayan language (cf. Cebuano lubi (“coconut”)).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /luˌbi luˈbi/ [lʊˌbi lʊˈbi]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: lu‧bi-lu‧bi

Noun

lubí-lubí (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜊᜒᜎᜓᜊᜒ)

  1. (botany) sagisi palm (Heterospathe spp.)
  2. (botany) little tree plant (Biophytum sensitivum)
    Synonyms: makahiya, damong-bingkalat, makahiyang-lalaki, gama-gamatisan
  3. (botany) black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)
  4. a Waray folk song used as a mnemonic for the months of the year

References
  • “lubi-lubi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Merrill, Elmer Drew (1903) A dictionary of the plant names of the Philippine Islands‎
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