kabig

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabiʀ.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧big
• IPA^(key): /ˈkabiɡ/, [ˈka.biɡ]

Noun

kabig

1. manner of raking with one's hand(s)

Derived terms

• kabigon
• magkabig

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cabig — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabiʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkabiɡ/, [ˈka.bɪɡ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧big

Noun

kabig (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜄ᜔)

1. act of drawing or pulling something into oneself
2. vassal; subject; follower

Derived terms

• ikabig
• kabigin
• kumabig
• magkabig
• mangabig

 

References

• “kabig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier