salabay

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Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /saˈlabaj/ [saˈl̪a.baɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: sa‧la‧bay

Noun

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salábay (Basahan spelling ᜐᜎᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. a man-of-war; a Portuguese man-of-war
  2. (by extension) a jellyfish
    Synonym: palit

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: sa‧la‧bay
  • IPA(key): /saˈlabaj/ [s̪ɐˈl̪a.bɐɪ̯]

Noun

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salabay (Badlit spelling ᜐᜎᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. a man-of-war; a Portuguese man-of-war
  2. (by extension) a jellyfish
    Synonym: bukya

References

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  • Andrew Frank Gallman, Proto East Mindanao and Its Internal Relationships (1997)

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Compare Tausug sābay.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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salabay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. jellyfish
    Synonyms: dikya, likya, labok-labok
  2. (obsolete) crossing of one's arms while drinking
Usage notes
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  • The word salabay refers to a larger jellyfish than a dikya.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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salabáy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜊᜌ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. object resembling a fish

References

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