Unibersal

universaladjective

Alternative meanings

universal; general; applicable to all; common to everyone; valid anywhere or in any situation

Pronunciation

oo-nee-BER-sal

Root and affixes

Loanword related to universal. It is connected to uniberso, universe, and tanan, meaning all or everyone.

Variants or conjugations

universal; pangtanan; alang sa tanan; kalibotanon; kinatibuk-an

Related words and expressions

all; universe; world; global; whole; general

Meaning and usage notes

Unibersal works for universal in a formal sense. To say for everyone, alang sa tanan or pangtanan may sound more natural depending on the sentence.