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/ [ɪˈbuɡ]
  • 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

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