kaibigan
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- caibigan — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /kaʔiˈbiɡan/ [kɐ.ʔɪˈbiː.ɣɐn̪], (relaxed) /kajˈbiɡan/ [kaɪ̯ˈbiː.ɣɐn̪] (“friend, pal”)
- Rhymes: -iɡan
- IPA(key): /ˌkaʔibiˈɡan/ [ˌkaː.ʔɪ.bɪˈɣan̪], /kaˌʔiˈbiɡan/ [kɐˌʔiːˈbiː.ɣɐn̪] (“fiance/fiancee, lover”)
- Rhymes: -an, -iɡan
- IPA(key): /kaʔibiˈɡan/ [kɐ.ʔɪ.bɪˈɣan̪] (“strong desire, craving”)
- Rhymes: -an
- IPA(key): /ˌkaʔiˈbiɡan/ [ˌkaː.ʔɪˈbiː.ɣɐn̪] (“mutual love”)
- Rhymes: -iɡan
- IPA(key): /ˌkaʔibiˈɡan/ [ˌkaː.ʔɪ.bɪˈɣan̪] (“mutual agreement, concordance”)
- Rhymes: -an
- IPA(key): /kaʔiˈbiɡan/ [kɐ.ʔɪˈbiː.ɣɐn̪], (relaxed) /kajˈbiɡan/ [kaɪ̯ˈbiː.ɣɐn̪] (“friend, pal”)
- Syllabification: ka‧i‧bi‧gan
Noun
kaibigan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜊᜒᜄᜈ᜔)
- friend; pal
- Synonyms: kabarkada, katropa, kumpare, (male) amigo, (female) amiga, katoto, pare, tropa, tsong, utol, kalaguma, lamuga, sangkay, kapalagayang-loob, kabatakang-kumot, kahiramang-suklay, kadaupang-palad, katapatan, (slang) igan, (obsolete) kamalala
- (literally) a person one is pleased with
Derived terms
- igan
- kaibiganin
- kaibigang kasoy
- kaibigang putik
- kumaibigan
- magkaibigan
- magkakaibigan
- makipagkaibigan
- mangaibigan
- mapagkaibigan
- pagkakaibigan
- pagkakaibiganan
- pakikipagkaibigan
- palakaibigan
Noun
káibigán or kaíbígan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜊᜒᜄᜈ᜔)
- (uncommon) fiance; fiancee; betrothed; lover; sweetheart
- Synonyms: kasintahan, kasuyo, katipan, kairog, kabiyak, minamahal, katikya
Noun
kaibigán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜊᜒᜄᜈ᜔)
- strong desire; inclination; craving; predilection
- Synonyms: kagustuhan, kasabikan, hilig, pagkaibig
- Ang kaibigan niya sa letson ay di-pangkaraniwan.
- His craving for roasted pig is not ordinary.
Noun
káibígan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜊᜒᜄᜈ᜔)
- mutual love; love for each other
- Synonyms: pag-iibigan, pagmamahalan
Noun
káibigán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜊᜒᜄᜈ᜔)
- mutual agreement or consent, concordance
Further reading
- “kaibigan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018