magbibigas

Tagalog

Etymology

From mag- +‎ bigas (“uncooked rice”), from an initial reduplication of bigas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡbibiˈɡas/, [mɐɡ.bɪ.bɪˈɣas]

• IPA^(key): /maɡbiˈbiɡas/, [mɐɡ.bɪˈbi.ɣɐs] (noun:rice vendor)
• Hyphenation: mag‧bi‧bi‧gas

Noun

magbibigas or magbibigás (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄᜐ᜔)

1. rice vendor; rice dealer

Related terms

• bigasan

Verb

magbibigás (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄᜐ᜔)

1. contemplative aspect of magbigas

Further reading

• “magbibigas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018