Kalibutan

world; earth; universenoun

Alternative meanings

Kalibutan means world, earth, or universe in Cebuano/Bisaya, depending on context. It can refer to the physical world, the Earth, the universe, humanity, or a person lived reality.

Pronunciation

kah-lee-BOO-tahn

Root and affixes

Base form: kalibutan.

Variants or conjugations

sa kalibutan = in the world; tibuok kalibutan = the whole world; kalibutanon = worldly or of the world; uniberso = universe, modern loanword

Related words and expressions

world; earth; universe; life; humanity; planet; reality

Meaning and usage notes

Kalibutan is the common word for world and can also cover universe in a broad sense. For astronomy or the scientific universe, uniberso can also be understood as a modern loanword.