sabi

See also: sabí, šabi, and саби

Bikol Central

Etymology

Compare Tagalog sabi and Kapampangan sabi.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧bi
• IPA^(key): /ˈsabi/, [ˈsa.bi]

Noun

sábi

1. something said; statement
2. mention

   Synonyms: kuno, sambit

Verb

sábi

1. to say

   Synonym: taram

Derived terms

• isabi
• kasabihan
• magsabi
• sabihan
• sabihon

 

See also

• huron
• istoriyahan
• ulay
• usap

 

Indonesian

Etymology

Backslang for bisa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.bi/

Verb

sabi

1. (back slang, text messaging) can, be able

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.bi/
• Rhymes: -abi
• Hyphenation: sà‧bi

Noun

sabi m pl

1. plural of sabio

Japanese

Romanization

sabi

1. Rōmaji transcription of さび

Kapampangan

Etymology

Compare Tagalog sabi and Bikol Central sabi.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧bi

Adjective

sabi

1. said

Noun

sabi

1. something said; statement

Krio

Alternative forms

• sab

Etymology

From Portuguese saber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sà.bí/

Verb

sàbí

1. to know, understand, be skilled at

Noun

sàbí

1. skill, expertise, know-how

Lindu

Noun

sabi

1. witness

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic صَبِيّ (ṣabiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.bɪ/

Noun

sabi m (plural subien)

1. (archaic) boy; male child

   Synonym: tifel

Usage notes

• The plural subien remains in common use; see there.

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From Portuguese saber.

Verb

sabi

1. to know

Papiamentu

Alternative forms

• sa (synonym)

Etymology

From Portuguese saber and Spanish saber and Kabuverdianu sabe.

Verb

sabi

1. to know

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Portuguese saber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.bi/

Verb

sabi

1. (transitive) to know
2. (auxiliary) to be able to (of learnt skills)

Noun

sabi

1. knowledge

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Bikol Central sabi and Kapampangan sabi. Some speculate that it is from Spanish sabe, the third-person singular present indicative of saber (“to know”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsabi/ [ˈsa.bɪ], (colloquial) /ˈsabe/ [ˈsa.bɛ]
• Rhymes: -abi
• Syllabification: sa‧bi

Noun

sabi (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜒ)

1. something said; statement

   Synonyms: pahayag, pangungusap, deklarasyon, wika

2. act of saying something (to someone)

   Synonyms: pagsasalita, pagpapahayag

3. act of telling something (to someone)
4. (colloquial) words; expressions

   Synonym: salita

Derived terms

• ang pagsasabi ng tapat ay pagsasama ng maluwat
• ebas
• ibig sabihin
• ipagsabi
• ipanabi
• ipasabi
• kasabihan
• madaling sabihin, mahirap gawin
• magpasabi
• magsabi
• makapagsabi
• makisabi
• masabi
• masabihan
• pagsabihan
• pagsasabi
• pakisabi
• papagsabihin
• pasabi
• pasabihan
• paunang-sabi
• sa madaling sabi
• sabi-sabi
• sabi-sabihan
• sabi-sabihin
• sabihan
• sabihin
• sabihin pa ba
• sinabi
• sukat ang katagang sabi sa mabuting umiintindi
• tagapagsabi
• tagasabi
• walang-sinasabi

 

See also

• banggit
• sambit
• usap

 

Adjective

sabi (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜒ)

1. said by (usually followed by ng or ni)

Further reading

• “sabi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 168: “Colgar) Sabi (pp) los niños de vnos paños al hombro como vſan las tingianes.”
  • page 217: “Deçir) Sabi (pp) tratando algo”
  • page 253: “Dicho) Sabi (pp) de teſtigo delante de juez”
  • page 398: “Lleuar) Sabi (pp) T. los niños al vſo del tingue colgados ẽ vn paño”
  • page 418: “Mentar) Sabi (pp) lo que otro no quiere o ir”
  • page 537: “Runrun) Sabi (pp) q̃ core por las orejas”
  • page 586: “Tratar) Sabi (pp) alguna coſa entredes”

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsa.bi]

Noun

sabi

1. a pair

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Venetian

Noun

sabi

1. plural of sabo