tigbas

Cebuano

Etymology

Possibly from a doublet of Proto-Philippine *tag(ə)pas (“cut, chop”), cf. Ilocano tigpas, Tagalog tigpas, Bikol Central tagpas, & Tausug tigbas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiɡbas/ [ˈt̪iɡ.bɐs̪]
  • Hyphenation: tig‧bas

Verb

tigbas (Badlit spelling ᜆᜒᜄ᜔ᜊᜐ᜔)

  1. to cut down; to chop; to hack
  2. to slash; to cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon

Derived terms

  • gatigbas
  • ginatigbas
  • gitigbas
  • magtigbas
  • magtitigbas
  • motigbas
  • nagatigbas
  • nagtigbas
  • natigbas
  • tigbasa
  • tigbason
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