sabay

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Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sa‧bay
  • IPA(key): /saˈbaj/ [saˈbaɪ̯]

Verb

sabáy

  1. to go with; to go together with
    Synonym: iba
  2. to coincide; to do something at the same time
    Synonym: dungan
  3. to do something together
    Synonym: abay

Derived terms

  • kasabay
  • magsabay
  • makisabay
  • pagsabay
  • sabay-sabay

Bolongan

Etymology

Cognate with Burusu sabay (yam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsabaj/

Noun

sabay

  1. yam

Further reading

  • Adul, M. Asfandi (1985) “sabay”, in Struktur Bahasa Bulungan[1], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sa(m)bay, from Proto-Austronesian *sabay (do something together with others). Cognate with Old Javanese sambe (to call, beckon, invite).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /saˈbaj/ [sɐˈbaɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: sa‧bay

Adjective

sabáy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. at the same time; simultaneous
    Synonyms: sabay-sabay, magkasabay
  2. travelling together (of people to the same place)

Derived terms

  • ipagsabay
  • isabay
  • kasabay
  • kasabayan
  • kasabayin
  • magkakasabay
  • magkasabay
  • magsabay
  • magsabay-sabay
  • magsabayan
  • makisabay
  • mapasabay
  • masabay
  • pagkakasabay
  • pagkakasabay-sabay
  • pagsabay-sabayin
  • pagsabayin
  • panabay
  • pasabay
  • sabay-sabay
  • sabay-sabayan
  • sabay-sabayin
  • sabayan
  • sabayang pagbigkas
  • sabayin
  • sumabay

Adverb

sabáy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. at the same time; simultaneously
  2. together (of people travelling to the same place)
  3. then (soon afterward)
    kain sabay tulogeating then sleep

Noun

sabáy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. act of travelling to the same place together
    Synonyms: sama, pagsama
  2. act of doing something at the same time
  3. simultaneous occurrence

Further reading

  • sabay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*sabay₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI