kagaw

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɡaw/ [ˈka.ɡaʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: ka‧gaw

kágaw (Basahan spelling ᜃᜄᜏ᜔)

1. scratching (relief for an itch)

From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw (“itch mite”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.

• Hyphenation: ka‧gaw
• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɡaw/ [ˈka.ɡɐʊ̯]

kagaw

1. germ; microbe

Borrowed from Hiligaynon kagaw.

kagaw

1. flea; itch mite

From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.

kagaw

1. germ; microbe

• cagao — obsolete

From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw. Conant 1911 notes that the change of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/Proto-Philippine /ʀ/ to Ilocano /ɡ/ (and also in Bontoc and Kankanaey) is rather an anomaly for unknown reasons.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɡaw/ [ˈkɐ.ɡaʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: ka‧gaw

kágaw (Kur-itan spelling ᜃᜄᜏ᜔)

1. itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)
2. chicken flea (Ceratophyllus gallinae)
3. germ

Borrowed from Tausug kagaw, from Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.

kagaw

1. germs

• cagao — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw. Sense 2 is either from semantic loan from Cebuano kagaw or Ilocano kagaw, both meaning “germ; microbe”, to substitute the loanword mikrobyo. See also Kapampangan kago.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɡaw/ [ˈkaː.ɣaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aɡaw
• Syllabification: ka‧gaw

kagaw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜏ᜔)

1. itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)
2. germ; microbe

   Synonym: mikrobyo

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

• gawak

From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /kaɡaw/ [k̠ɑˈɣɑw]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: ka‧gaw

kagaw (Sulat Sūg spelling كَݢَوْ)

1. vermin feeding on sores
2. germ; microbe

• → Pangutaran Sama: kagaw