santabi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sangtabi
• sintabi

Etymology 1

From san- +‎ tabi, but possibly a back-formation from isantabi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /santaˈbi/ [sɐn.tɐˈbi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: san‧ta‧bi

Noun

santabí (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜊᜒ)

1. setting aside; putting aside

Derived terms

• isantabi
• magsantabi
• pagsasantabi

 

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Sanskrit क्षन्तव्य (kṣantavya, “to be pardoned or forgiven”). Compare Old Javanese kṣāntawya / kṣāntabya (“pardon; may I be pardoned”), Toba Batak santabi (“pardon”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sanˈtabiʔ/ [sɐnˈtaː.bɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -abiʔ
• Syllabification: san‧ta‧bi

Noun

santabì (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜊᜒ)

1. Synonym of pasintabi

Derived terms

• pasantabi

 

Further reading

• “santabi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 210