balagbag

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /balaɡˈbaɡ/ [bɐ.lɐɡˈbaɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -aɡ
  • Syllabification: ba‧lag‧bag

Noun

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

Derived terms

  • balagbagin
  • bumalagbag
  • pabalagbag

Adjective

balagbág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜄ᜔ᜊᜄ᜔)

  1. crosswise
    Synonyms: balandra, pahalang

Further reading

  • “balagbag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bala(R)báR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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