sansinukob

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *əsa

Proto-Austronesian *sa

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋa

Tagalog sang-

Tagalog san-

Tagalog sukob

Tagalog -in-

Tagalog sansinukob

From san- + sukob + -in-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sansiˈnukob/ [sɐn̪.sɪˈn̪uː.xob̚]
• Rhymes: -ukob
• Syllabification: san‧si‧nu‧kob

Noun

sansinukob (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜓᜃᜓᜊ᜔)

1. universe

   Synonyms: uniberso, sanlibutan, sansinukuban, santinakpan, kalupaan, makrokosmo, sangmaliwanag

Derived terms

• sansinukbin

Further reading

• “sansinukob”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “sansinukob”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018