Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaR.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: bi‧hag
  • IPA(key): /ˈbihaɡ/, [ˈbi.hʌɡ]

Noun edit

bihag

  1. captive (one who has been captured)
  2. prisoner
    Synonym: bilanggo
  3. hostage

Verb edit

bihag

  1. to capture
  2. to take prisoner

Conjugation edit

Hiligaynon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaR.

Noun edit

bíhag

  1. captive, prisoner

Verb edit

bíhag

  1. to capture; to take prisoner

Kapampangan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Tagalog bihag. Doublet of bie.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbihəɡ/, [ˈbiː.əɡ]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧hag

Verb edit

bíhag

  1. to capture; to take prisoner

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaʀ (captive: taken alive in war; to spare: allow to live). Compare Ilocano biag, Pangasinan bilay, Sambali biyay, Kapampangan bie, Cebuano bihag, Maranao biyag / oyag, and Malay biar. Possible doublet of buhay.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bihag (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜄ᜔)

  1. captive; prisoner
  2. (obsolete) sprouting of a plant
    Synonyms: sibol, usbong, tubo
  3. (obsolete) act of living or letting something live
    Synonym: buhay
    Bihagin mo iyang baboy.
    Let the pig live.
  4. (physiology, figuratively, obsolete) erection of a penis
    Synonyms: ereksiyon, pagtayo, paninigas, katog, utog
  5. (obsolete) life of an animal or plant [16th–17th c.]
    Synonym: buhay

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Kapampangan: bihag

See also edit

Adjective edit

bihág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜄ᜔)

  1. captured; captive
  2. (obsolete) alive (animal or plant)
    Synonym: buhay
    bihag pastill alive

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit