From root: tubo
Usage Note
Tinubuan often appears in the phrase tinubuang lupa to mean motherland or native soil. It literally means the place where one grew up.
Examples
" Maganda ang aking tinubuan. "
Natural Translation
My birthplace is beautiful.
Literal Translation
Beautiful the my birthplace.
" Mahal ko ang aking tinubuan. "
Natural Translation
I love my native land.
Literal Translation
Love I my native land.
" Kahit malayo na ako sa aking tinubuan, lagi pa rin akong nananabik na makabalik sa amin. "
Natural Translation
Even though I am far from my birthplace, I still always long to return home.
Literal Translation
Even-though far already I from my birthplace, always still also I longing to return to ours.
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