baging

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• baguing — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• bagin

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baláʀən (“vine”) with elision of /l/. Compare Aklanon baeagon, Cebuano balagon, Hiligaynon balagon, Western Bukidnon Manobo belagen, Maranao balagen, Maguindanao balagen, and Tausug bāgun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɡiŋ/, [ˈba.ɣɪŋ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ging

Noun

baging (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜒᜅ᜔)

1. liana; vine

Derived terms

• bagingan
• dakbaging
• mabaging
• mamaging

 

Further reading

• “baging”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*balaRen”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
• Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 32