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gabi

See also: Gabi, gab-i, gabii, and Gabii

English

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Etymology

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From Tagalog gabi, from Proto-Philippine *gabi.

Noun

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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.

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Barngarla

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Etymology

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Cognate with Kaurna kauwi, Pitjantjatjara kapi.

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gabi

  1. water
    Synonym: gawoo

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *gabi.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ga‧bi
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡabi/ [ˈɡa.bɪ]

Noun

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gábi (Badlit spelling ᜄᜊᜒ)

  1. taro (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

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Gamilaraay

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gabi

Etymology

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From English coffee.

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Noun

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gabi

  1. coffee

References

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  • 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
  • Ash, Anna; Giacon, John and Lissarrague, Amanda (2003). Gamilaraay, Yuwaalaraay & Yuwaalayaay Dictionary. IAD Press, Alice Springs, NT
  • (2015) Ma Gamilaraay

Hiligaynon

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *gabi.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ga‧bi
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡabi/ [ˈɡa.bi]

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gábi

  1. taro

Japanese

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Romanization

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gabi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of がび

Mansaka

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Etymology

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

Noun

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gabi

  1. night

Masbatenyo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *gabi.

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gabi

  1. taro

Tagakaulu Kalagan

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Etymology

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

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gabi

  1. night

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”). Cognate with Ilocano rabii, Hanunoo yabi, Cebuano gabii, Tausug kabii, Amis lafi (“dinner, evening meal”), and Bima awi, awina (“yesterday”). See also Sarawak Malay gabi (“dinner”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡaˈbi/ [ɡɐˈbɪ], (colloquial) /ɡaˈbe/ [ɡɐˈbɛ]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: ga‧bi

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gabí (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊᜒ)

  1. evening; night
    Antonym: araw
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Etymology 2

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See gabe.

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Noun

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gabi (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊᜒ) (common)

  1. alternative form of gabe

Further reading

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

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Yogad

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Etymology

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

Noun

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gabí

  1. night

References

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  • Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program. St Joseph School. PO Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia
  • Ash, Anna; Giacon, John and Lissarrague, Amanda (2003). Gamilaraay, Yuwaalaraay & Yuwaalayaay Dictionary. IAD Press, Alice Springs, NT
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