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balagbag

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *bala(ʀ)báʀ. Compare Bikol Central balagbag, Aklanon baeabag, Cebuano balabag, and Maranao balabag.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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balagbág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜄ᜔ᜊᜄ᜔)

  1. crosspiece; crossbar
    Synonyms: krusada, trabyesa, trabisanyo
  2. crossing; going across
    Synonyms: tawid, pagtawid
  3. (agriculture) crosswise plowing of the field
  4. furrows running crosswise the field
  5. (chemistry) fractional distillation

Derived terms

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Adjective

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balagbág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜄ᜔ᜊᜄ᜔)

  1. crosswise
    Synonyms: balandra, pahalang

Further reading

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