bisig

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bisīg (“diligent, zealous, busy”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

bisiġ

  1. busy

Declension

Declension of bisiġ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative bisiġ bisiġ bisiġ
Accusative bisiġne bisiġe bisiġ
Genitive bisiġes bisiġre bisiġes
Dative bisiġum bisiġre bisiġum
Instrumental bisiġe bisiġre bisiġe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative bisiġe bisiġa, bisiġe bisiġ
Accusative bisiġe bisiġa, bisiġe bisiġ
Genitive bisiġra bisiġra bisiġra
Dative bisiġum bisiġum bisiġum
Instrumental bisiġum bisiġum bisiġum
Declension of bisiġ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative bisiġa bisiġe bisiġe
Accusative bisiġan bisiġan bisiġe
Genitive bisiġan bisiġan bisiġan
Dative bisiġan bisiġan bisiġan
Instrumental bisiġan bisiġan bisiġan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative bisiġan bisiġan bisiġan
Accusative bisiġan bisiġan bisiġan
Genitive bisiġra, bisiġena bisiġra, bisiġena bisiġra, bisiġena
Dative bisiġum bisiġum bisiġum
Instrumental bisiġum bisiġum bisiġum

Derived terms

Descendants

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bisəʀ (“hard; firm”). Compare Pangasinan bisel (“hard; harden”) / biskeg (“strength, power, might, force”), Hanunoo bisog (“strength; speed”), Cebuano bisog (“strenuous”), and Maranao biseg (“work hard; exert great energy”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bisig (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) arm; forearm
    Synonyms: braso, (uncommon) kamay
  2. labor; manpower
    Synonyms: paggawa, lakas-tao

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “bisig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 135.
  • Daluz, Eusebio T. (1915) Filipino-English vocabulary: with practical example of Filipino and English grammars‎, Manila: Akademya ng Wikang Filipino.
  • Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 51

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