Motibo

motivenoun

Alternative meanings

motive; reason; intention; cause; impulse behind an action

Pronunciation

moh-TEE-boh

Root and affixes

Adapted loanword from Spanish motivo. It is related to tuyo when speaking about intention, and to rason or hinungdan when speaking about reason or cause.

Variants or conjugations

motibo; mga motibo

Related words and expressions

rason = reason; hinungdan = cause or reason; tuyo = intention; katuyoan = purpose; kapasikaran = motive or basis

Meaning and usage notes

Motibo works well when talking about the motive behind an action. For a general cause, hinungdan may sound more natural; for an explanatory reason, rason is also common.