sigay
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Cebuano[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈs̪iˌɡaɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɡaɪ
- Hyphenation: si‧gay
Noun[edit]
sigay
- cowry or cowrie shell
- the shell of the family Cypraeidae
Chavacano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Tagalog sigay (“cowry”).
Noun[edit]
sigay
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sigay (“cowrie shell”). Compare Pangasinan sigay, Kapampangan sige, Bikol Central sigay, Cebuano sigay, Brunei Malay takoyong sigai, and Malay sigai.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sigay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜌ᜔)
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “sigay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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- Cebuano terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Cebuano/ɡaɪ
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- Chavacano terms borrowed from Tagalog
- Chavacano terms derived from Tagalog
- Chavacano lemmas
- Chavacano nouns
- Chavacano terms without pronunciation template
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script