ibug

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ibəʀ (“saliva in the mouth; drool; desire; crave; lust for”). Cognates with Pangasinan ibeg (“covet, desire, fall in love with”), Tagalog ibig (“want, desire, love”), Hanunoo ibog (“liking; desire; wish; love”), Cebuano ibog (“attracted, craving for”), Tboli iwol (“saliva, drool over, desire”), Tausug ibug (“envy”), Malagasy ivy (“saliva”), and Tongan ifo (“saliva, tasty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈbuɡ/ [ɪˈbʊɡ]
• Hyphenation: i‧bug

Noun

ibug

1. lust; desire; crave; need

   Synonyms: kaburian, nasa, bisa, pamita, kailangan

2. love; beloved

   Synonyms: lugud, sinta, mal, irug, malinang, liag

3. love; attraction; fondness

   Synonyms: pamikalugud, lugud, mal, sinta, palsinta, irug, malsinta, liag, pamikakasi, wili, pamagsuyu, mayilig

Derived terms

• maibug
• mengapangaibuganan
• pangaibug
• pangaibugan
• pangaibugan daka