tabil

Cebuano

Etymology

Possibly from Brunei Malay tabir, from Arabic تَعْبِير (taʕbīr, “to get across”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈtabil/ [ˈt̪aː.bɪl̪]
• Rhymes: -abil
• Syllabification: ta‧bil

Noun

tábil (Badlit spelling ᜆᜊᜒᜎ᜔)

1. cover (hiding from view)
2. obstruction (something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally)
3. curtain

   Synonym: kortina

Verb

tábil (Badlit spelling ᜆᜊᜒᜎ᜔)

1. to cover; to hide from view

Conjugation

Conjugation for tabil (-an )

affix		-an
root word		tabil
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		tabilan
past/present inchoative		gitabilan
future/habitual inchoative		tabilan
imperative		tabili

Anagrams

• batil, bilat, labit, latbi, libat

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈbil/ [taˈbil̪]
• Hyphenation: ta‧bil

Noun

tabíl (Basahan spelling ᜆᜊᜒᜎ᜔)

1. loquacity / loquaciousness, talkativeness, gossipiness

   Synonym: daldal

Derived terms

• matabil

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

tabil

1. alternative form of table

Etymology 2

Verb

tabil

1. alternative form of tablen

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈbil/ [t̪ɐˈbɪl]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: ta‧bil

Noun

tabíl (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜒᜎ᜔)

1. talkativeness; garrulity

   Synonyms: katabilan, daldal, kadaldalan, satsat, kasatsatan

Derived terms

• katabilan
• matabil
• pagkamatabil
• tabilan
• tumabil

Etymology 2

Possibly from Brunei Malay tabir, from Arabic تَعْبِير (taʕbīr, “to get across”). Compare Tausug tabil (“a curtain or frill on a canopy bed frame”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtabil/ [ˈt̪aː.bɪl]
• Rhymes: -abil
• Syllabification: ta‧bil

Noun

tabil (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜒᜎ᜔)

1. temporary screen or curtain used to conceal something on the other side

   Synonym: tabing

Derived terms

• tabilan

Further reading

• “tabil”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “tabil”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018