balagbag

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *bala(ʀ)báʀ. Compare Bikol Central balagbag, Aklanon baeabag, Cebuano balabag, and Maranao balabag.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /balaɡˈbaɡ/, [bɐ.lɐɡˈbaɡ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lag‧bag

Noun[edit]

balagbág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜄ᜔ᜊᜄ᜔)

  1. crosspiece; crossbar
    Synonyms: krusada, trabyesa, trabisanyo
  2. crossing; going across
    Synonyms: tawid, pagtawid
  3. (agriculture) crosswise plowing of the field
  4. furrows running crosswise the field
  5. (chemistry) fractional distillation

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Adjective[edit]

balagbág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜄ᜔ᜊᜄ᜔)

  1. crosswise
    Synonyms: balandra, pahalang

Further reading[edit]

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