banaag

See also: Banaag

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banaqaR.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈnaʔaɡ/ [baˈn̪a.ʔaɡ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧na‧ag

Noun

banáag (Basahan spelling ᜊᜈᜀᜄ᜔)

  1. beam of light
  2. firelight
  3. moonlight

Derived terms

  • magbanaag

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banaqaR.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧na‧ag
  • IPA(key): /baˈnaʔaɡ/ [baˈna.ʔaɡ]

Noun

banáag

  1. gleam
  2. daybreak

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banaqaʀ (radiance, as of rising sun).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /baˈnaʔaɡ/ [bɐˈn̪aː.ʔɐɡ̚]
      • Rhymes: -aʔaɡ
      • Homophone: Banaag
    • IPA(key): /banaˈʔaɡ/ [bɐ.n̪ɐˈʔaɡ̚] (obsolete)
  • Syllabification: ba‧na‧ag

Noun

banaag (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜀᜄ᜔)

  1. soft ray; glimmer; faint light
    Synonyms: sinag, sikat, kislap
  2. faint manifestation; glimpse
    Synonyms: anaag, silay

Derived terms

  • mabanaag
  • mabanaagan
  • mamanaag

Further reading

  • banaag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 96.
  • Rosalio Serrano (1854) Diccionario de terminos comunes tagalo-castellano[1] (in Spanish), page 16
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*banaqaR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI