bagang

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Alternative forms

• bag-ang

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagəqaŋ (“molar tooth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʔˈɡaŋ/, [baʔˈɡaŋ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧gang

Noun

bàgang (Basahan spelling ᜊᜄᜅ᜔)

1. (anatomy) molar

   Nagin maugma an aki kan nagtubo an gabos na mga bagang niya.

   The kid became happy when all of his molars came out.

See also

• ngipon

 

Ibaloi

Noun

bagang

1. (anatomy) neck

   Synonym: bukdow

Kankanaey

Noun

bagang

1. (anatomy) neck

Kapampangan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagəqaŋ (“molar tooth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɡəŋ/, [ˈbäː.ɡəŋ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧gang

Noun

bágang

1. (anatomy) molar

Kayapa Kallahan

Noun

bagang

1. (anatomy) neck

   Synonym: buklow

Limos Kalinga

Noun

bagang

1. (anatomy) neck

Mansaka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagəqaŋ (“molar tooth”).

Noun

bagang

1. (anatomy) molar

Maranao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagəqaŋ (“molar tooth”).

Noun

bagang

1. (anatomy) molar

Derived terms

• bagangan

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bag-ang — Rizal, Southern Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagəqaŋ (“molar tooth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɡaŋ/, [bɐˈɣaŋ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧gang

Noun

bagáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜅ᜔)

1. (anatomy) molar

   Naging masaya ang bata nang tumubo ang lahat ng mga bagang niya.

   The kid became happy when all of his molars came out.

2. compatibility

   Synonyms: pagkakasundo, suwato, pagkakasuwato

Derived terms

• bagang-bait
• kabagang
• magkabagang
• talubagang

 

Further reading

• “bagang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*bageqaŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary