Meaning of iba

see uban, 2 (dialectal).

n. 1. kind of sour fruit used in sour stews: Averrhoa bilimbi. — sa insik the fruit of the bangkiling. way — ug dì maaslum everything ugly, esp. a woman’s appearance, is disagreeable (lit. all íbà’s are sour). Garbúsa mu rag gwápa. Way íbà ug dì maaslum, She’s proud, as if she were beautiful. Anything ugly is disagreeable.

n. Eve, the first woman of God’s creation. anak ni — n. woman. Ang mga anak ni Íbà ang gitaryáhang mauy manganak, Women were given the role of bearing children.