kagaw

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ka‧gaw
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɡaw/, [ˈka.ɡaʊ̯]

Noun[edit]

kagaw

  1. scratching (relief for an itch)

Derived terms[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw (itch mite), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ka‧gaw
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɡaw/, [ˈka.ɡaʊ̯]

Noun[edit]

kagaw

  1. germ; microbe

Chavacano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hiligaynon kagaw.

Noun[edit]

kagaw

  1. flea; itch mite

Hiligaynon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.

Noun[edit]

kagaw

  1. germ; microbe

Ilocano[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw. Conant 1911 notes that the change of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/Proto-Philippine /ʀ/ to Ilocano /ɡ/ (and also in Bontoc and Kankanaey) is rather an anomaly for unknown reasons.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ka‧gaw
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɡau̯/

Noun[edit]

kágaw

  1. itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)
  2. chicken flea (Ceratophyllus gallinae)
  3. germ

Pangutaran Sama[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Tausug kagaw, from Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.

Noun[edit]

kagaw

  1. germs

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.

Sense 2, semantic loan from either Cebuano kagaw or Ilocano kagaw, both meaning "germ; microbe", to substitute the loanword mikrobyo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɡaw/, [ˈka.ɣaʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧gaw

Noun[edit]

kagaw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜏ᜔)

  1. itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)
  2. germ; microbe
    Synonym: mikrobyo

Further reading[edit]

  • kagaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tausug[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.

Noun[edit]

kagaw (Jawi خگاو)

  1. vermin feeding on sores
  2. germ; microbe

Descendants[edit]

  • Pangutaran Sama: kagaw