gabi
English edit
Etymology edit
From Tagalog gabi, from Proto-Philippine *gabi.
Noun edit
gabi
- Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
- Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
- Food from a taro plant.
Anagrams edit
Barngarla edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Kaurna kauwi, Pitjantjatjara kapi.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gabi
References edit
- Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2019). Barngarlidhi Manoo (Speaking Barngarla Together) (Barngarla Alphabet & Picture Book). p.63.
Part 1 Part 2 - Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad and Clamor Wilhelm Schürmann (2018). Online Barngarla Dictionary.
- Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2016). Barngarla Aboriginal Language Dictionary App.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.regenr8.dictionary.barngarla
https://apps.apple.com/au/app/barngarla/id1424856161
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *gabi.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gábi (Badlit spelling ᜄᜊᜒ)
- taro (Colocasia esculenta)
- any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
- the corms of this plant
- the leaves of this plant used as vegetable
Derived terms edit
Anagrams edit
Gamilaraay edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
gabi
- A male marriage class or skin group. A gabi can marry only a yibathaa; his sons will be gambu, and his daughters buuthaa.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
gabi
References edit
- Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)
- Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia
- (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
- (2015) Ma Gamilaraay
Hiligaynon edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *gabi.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gábi
Mansaka edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”).
Noun edit
gabi
Masbatenyo edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *gabi.
Noun edit
gabi
Tagakaulu Kalagan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”).
Noun edit
gabi
Tagalog edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”). Cognate with Ilocano rabii, Cebuano gabii, Amis lafi (“dinner, evening meal”), and Bima awi, awina (“yesterday”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog)
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: ga‧bi
Noun edit
gabí (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊᜒ)
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Malay: gabi (“dinner”)
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
See gabe.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡabi/, [ˈɡa.bɪ]
- Rhymes: -abi
- Syllabification: ga‧bi
Noun edit
gabi (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊᜒ) (common)
- Alternative form of gabe
Further reading edit
- “gabi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Yogad edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”).
Noun edit
gabí