Sikluban

sikluban
Sikluban | @kapampangan.words via Photo of Milky Way over Mt. Arayat by John David Guevarra

Sikluban

It was Astronomy Day a few days ago! Did you know that the Kapampángan word for “universe” comes from a root word that means “to cover”?

SIKLÚBAN • (sik-LOO-buhn)
universe
Tagálog (Filipino): sansinúkob

Root Word
SUKLUB • (sook-LOOB)
(to) cover
Tagálog (Filipino): súkob

Verb Conjugation
sukluban, susukluban, sikluban – to be cover with a lid/covering (Object Focus)

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