balagbag

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bala(ʀ)báʀ. Compare Bikol Central balagbag, Aklanon baeabag, Cebuano balabag, and Maranao balabag.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /balaɡˈbaɡ/ [bɐ.lɐɡˈbaɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -aɡ
• Syllabification: ba‧lag‧bag

Noun

balagbág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜄ᜔ᜊᜄ᜔)

1. crosspiece; crossbar

   Synonyms: krusada, trabyesa, trabisanyo

2. crossing; going across

   Synonyms: tawid, pagtawid

3. (agriculture) crosswise plowing of the field
4. furrows running crosswise the field
5. (chemistry) fractional distillation

Derived terms

• balagbagin
• bumalagbag
• pabalagbag

 

Related terms

• balagbagan

Adjective

balagbág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜄ᜔ᜊᜄ᜔)

1. crosswise

   Synonyms: balandra, pahalang

Further reading

• “balagbag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bala(R)báR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI