gabi
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Cebuano gabi, from Proto-Philippine *gabi.
NounEdit
gabi
- Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
- Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
- Food from a taro plant.
AnagramsEdit
BarngarlaEdit
EtymologyEdit
Cognate with Kaurna kauwi, Pitjantjatjara kapi.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gabi
ReferencesEdit
- Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2019). Barngarlidhi Manoo (Speaking Barngarla Together) (Barngarla Alphabet & Picture Book). p.63.
Part 1 Part 2 - Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad and Clamor Wilhelm Schürmann (2018). Online Barngarla Dictionary.
- Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2016). Barngarla Aboriginal Language Dictionary App.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.regenr8.dictionary.barngarla
https://apps.apple.com/au/app/barngarla/id1424856161
CebuanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Philippine *gabi.
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: ga‧bi
NounEdit
gabi
- the taro plant (Colocasia esculenta)
- any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
- the corms of this plant
- the leaves of this plant used as vegetable
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → English: gabi
AnagramsEdit
GamilaraayEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
gabi
- A male marriage class or skin group. A gabi can marry only a yibathaa; his sons will be gambu, and his daughters buuthaa.
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
gabi
ReferencesEdit
- Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)
- Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia
- (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
- (2015) Ma Gamilaraay
HiligaynonEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Philippine *gabi.
NounEdit
gábi
MansakaEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”).
NounEdit
gabi
MasbatenyoEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Philippine *gabi.
NounEdit
gabi
Tagakaulu KalaganEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”).
NounEdit
gabi
TagalogEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”). Cognate with Amis lafi (“dinner, evening meal”), Ilocano rabii, Cebuano gabii, and Bima awi, awina (“yesterday”).
Alternative formsEdit
- gab-i – dialectal
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gabí (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊᜒ)
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Malay: gabi (“dinner”)
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Philippine *gabi. Cognate with Mayoyao Ifugao gabi, Hanunoo gabi, and Cebuano gabi.
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gábi (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊᜒ)
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
YogadEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”).
NounEdit
gabí