likod

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likud.

Noun

likod

1. (anatomy) back
2. rear

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likud, from Proto-Austronesian *likud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈkod/ [l̪iˈkod̪]
• Hyphenation: li‧kod

Noun

likód (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜃᜓᜇ᜔)

1. (anatomy) back

   Synonym: taludtod

2. rear; back; hind

   Synonyms: hurihan, hudyanan

Derived terms

• likodan
• talikod

 

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likud, from Proto-Austronesian *likud.

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: li‧kod
• IPA^(key): /liˈkod/ [l̪ɪˈkod̪]

Noun

likód (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜃᜓᜇ᜔)

1. (anatomy) back (rear side of the body)
2. back (that which is farthest away from the front)

   Antonym: atubangan

Anagrams

• dokil

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likud, from Proto-Austronesian *likud.

Noun

likod

1. (anatomy) back

Kagayanen

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likud, from Proto-Austronesian *likud.

Noun

likod

1. (anatomy) back

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likud.

Noun

likod

1. the back

Maranao

Noun

likod

1. the back

Masbatenyo

Noun

likód

1. back; rear

Ratagnon

Noun

likód

1. back; rear

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• licor, licod — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• likor — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likud, from Proto-Austronesian *likud. Compare Bikol Central likod, Brooke's Point Palawano likud, Cebuano likod, Hiligaynon likod, Kiput cut, Maranao likod, Coastal Kadazan hikud and Yami likod.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈkod/ [lɪˈxod̪̚]
• Rhymes: -od
• Syllabification: li‧kod

Noun

likód (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜃᜓᜇ᜔)

1. (anatomy) back

   Synonym: gulugod

2. back (part opposite the front)

   Synonyms: likuran, kabila

3. rear; hinder part

   Synonyms: huli, hulihan, puwit, puwitan

4. reverse side

   Synonyms: kabaligtaran, ilalim

5. back (of a chair)

   Synonym: sandalan

6. (figurative) person responsible

Derived terms

• likod-bahay
• likuran
• manalikod
• matalikuran
• pagtalikod
• palikuran
• panlikod
• panlikuran
• talikdan
• talikod
• talikuran
• tumalikod

 

Further reading

• “likod”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*likud”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likud, from Proto-Austronesian *likud.

Noun

likod

1. (anatomy) back
2. rear; back