banaag

See also: Banaag

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banaqaR.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈnaʔaɡ/ [baˈn̪a.ʔaɡ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧na‧ag

Noun

banáag (Basahan spelling ᜊᜈᜀᜄ᜔)

1. beam of light
2. firelight
3. moonlight

Derived terms

• magbanaag

 

Related terms

• ilaw
• laad
• rayos
• sirang

 

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banaqaR.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧na‧ag
• IPA^(key): /baˈnaʔaɡ/ [baˈna.ʔaɡ]

Noun

banáag

1. gleam
2. daybreak

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• banag

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banaqaʀ (“radiance, as of rising sun”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈnaʔaɡ/ [bɐˈn̪aː.ʔɐɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -aʔaɡ
• Syllabification: ba‧na‧ag
• Homophone: Banaag

Noun

banaag (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜀᜄ᜔)

1. soft ray; glimmer; faint light

   Synonyms: sinag, sikat, kislap

2. faint manifestation; glimpse

   Synonyms: anaag, silay

Derived terms

• mabanaag
• mabanaagan
• mamanaag

 

Related terms

• Banaag

 

Further reading

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