kabilang bangir
Tagalog
Etymology
Tagalog-Ilocano code-switching, from kabila (“other side”) + -ng (enclitic suffix) + Ilocano bangir (“other side”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kabiˌlaŋ ˈbaŋiɾ/ [kɐ.bɪˌlam ˈbaː.ŋɪɾ]
- Rhymes: -aŋiɾ
- Syllabification: ka‧bi‧lang ba‧ngir
Noun
kabiláng bangir (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔ ᜊᜅᜒᜇ᜔) (Northern Luzon, Nueva Ecija, Baguio, colloquial)
- side, other side
- Papunta ako sa kabilang bangir.
- I am going to the other side.
Usage notes
- This is pleonastic, due to kabila having the same meaning (“other side”) as Ilocano bangir.