sigay

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪iˌɡaɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɡaɪ
• Hyphenation: si‧gay

Noun

sigay

1. cowry or cowrie shell
2. the shell of the family Cypraeidae

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog sigay (“cowry”).

Noun

sigay

1. cowrie shell; cowry

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sigay (“cowrie shell”). Compare Pangasinan sigay, Kapampangan sige, Bikol Central sigay, Cebuano sigay, Brunei Malay takoyong sigai, and Malay sigai.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡaj/ [ˈsiː.ɣaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -iɡaj
• Syllabification: si‧gay

Noun

sigay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜌ᜔)

1. cowrie shell

   Synonym: kaligay

See also

• kabibe
• sungka

 

Further reading

• “sigay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018