gabi

See also: Gabi and gab-i

English

Etymology

From Cebuano gabi, from Proto-Philippine *gabi.

Noun

gabi

1. Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
2. Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
3. Food from a taro plant.

Anagrams

• Baig, Biga, bagi, biga

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Barngarla

Etymology

Cognate with Kaurna kauwi, Pitjantjatjara kapi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡabi/

Noun

gabi

1. water

   Synonym: gawoo

References

• 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

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *gabi.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧bi

Noun

gabi

1. the taro plant (Colocasia esculenta)
2. any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
3. the corms of this plant
4. the leaves of this plant used as vegetable

Derived terms

• gabigabi

Descendants

• → English: gabi

Anagrams

• biga

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Gamilaraay

gabi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡabi/

Etymology 1

Noun

gabi

1. A male marriage class or skin group. A gabi can marry only a yibathaa; his sons will be gambu, and his daughters buuthaa.

Etymology 2

From English coffee.

Noun

gabi

1. coffee

References

• 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

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *gabi.

Noun

gábi

1. taro

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Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”).

Noun

gabi

1. night

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Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *gabi.

Noun

gabi

1. taro

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Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”).

Noun

gabi

1. night

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

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 forms

• gab-i – dialectal

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧bi
• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈbi/, [ɡɐˈbi]
• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈbe/, [ɡɐˈbe] (colloquial)

Noun

gabí (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊᜒ)

1. evening; night

Derived terms

• araw-gabi
• bakaw-gabi
• gabi-gabi
• gabihin
• gabi't araw
• gumabi
• hatinggabi
• kagabi
• kinagabihan
• magabihan
• magandang gabi
• magpagabi
• magpakagabi
• panggabi
• panghatinggabi
• sagabi
• Simbang Gabi

 

See also

• n.g.

Descendants

• → Malay: gabi (“dinner”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *gabi. Cognate with Mayoyao Ifugao gabi, Hanunoo gabi, and Cebuano gabi.

Alternative forms

• gabe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡabi/, [ˈɡabɪ]

Noun

gábi (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊᜒ)

1. taro (Colocasia esculenta)

Derived terms

• gabi-gabihan
• gabihan
• gabing-uwak

 

See also

• luklok
• sana

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Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”).

Noun

gabí

1. night