balagbag
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *bala(ʀ)báʀ. Compare Bikol Central balagbag, Aklanon baeabag, Cebuano balabag, and Maranao balabag.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
balagbág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜄ᜔ᜊᜄ᜔)
- crosspiece; crossbar
- Synonyms: krusada, trabyesa, trabisanyo
- crossing; going across
- (agriculture) crosswise plowing of the field
- furrows running crosswise the field
- (chemistry) fractional distillation
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Adjective edit
balagbág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜄ᜔ᜊᜄ᜔)
Further reading edit
- “balagbag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*bala(R)báR”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary