Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Lubnganan
grave / tombnoun
- Alternative meanings
A grave, tomb, or burial place where a deceased person is buried.
- Pronunciation
loob-NGAH-nan
- Root and affixes
Related to lubong, to bury; -anan forms a place associated with the action, such as a burial place.
- Variants or conjugations
lubnganan = grave or tomb; lubong = burial; sementeryo = cemetery; lapida = tombstone.
- Related words and expressions
patay = dead; lubong = burial; sementeryo = cemetery; handumanan = memory or memorial.
- Meaning and usage notes
Works for an individual grave or tomb. For the general place with many graves, sementeryo means cemetery.
cemeterydeathgraveplace
Gibutangan nila ug bulak ang lubnganan.
They placed flowers on the grave.
Duol sa kahoy ang iyang lubnganan.
His grave is near the tree.