kagaw
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kagaw
- scratching (relief for an itch)
Derived terms edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw (“itch mite”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kagaw
Chavacano edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hiligaynon kagaw.
Noun edit
kagaw
Hiligaynon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.
Noun edit
kagaw
Ilocano edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw. Conant 1911 notes that the change of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/Proto-Philippine /ʀ/ to Ilocano /ɡ/ (and also in Bontoc and Kankanaey) is rather an anomaly for unknown reasons.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kágaw
Pangutaran Sama edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Tausug kagaw, from Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.
Noun edit
kagaw
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.
Sense 2, semantic loan from either Cebuano kagaw or Ilocano kagaw, both meaning "germ; microbe", to substitute the loanword mikrobyo.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kagaw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜏ᜔)
- itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)
- germ; microbe
- Synonym: mikrobyo
Further reading edit
- “kagaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tausug edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.
Noun edit
kagaw (Jawi خگاو)
Descendants edit
- → Pangutaran Sama: kagaw