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Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ibəʀ (“saliva in the mouth; drool; desire; crave; lust for”). Cognates with Pangasinan ibeg (“covet, desire, fall in love with”), Kapampangan ibug (“corporal desires; appetite”), Cebuano ibog (“attracted, craving for”), Tboli iwol (“saliva, drool over, desire”), Tausug ibug (“envy”), Malagasy ivy (“saliva”), and Tongan ifo (“saliva, tasty”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ibig (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜒᜄ᜔)
- want; desire; like; wish
- Synonyms: gusto, nais, nasa, hangad, mithi
- choice; preference
- Synonym: kagustuhan
- purpose; objective
- Synonyms: layon, layunin, mithi, mithiin, adhika, adhikain
Ang ibig ko lang sa pagparito ay magdala ng pagkain.- My only purpose of coming here is to bring food.
- loved one; beloved; darling; sweetheart
- Synonyms: sinta, mahal, irog, giliw
- love; attraction; fondness (especially in pag-ibig)
- Synonyms: pag-ibig, mahal, pagmamahal, sinta, pagsinta, irog, pag-irog, giliw, paggiliw, pagkasi, pagsuyo, pagliyag
Verb
ibig (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜒᜄ᜔)
- (pseudoverb) to want; to like
- Synonyms: gusto, nais
Ibig kong malaman kung saan nakatira si G. Dela Cruz.- I want to know where Mr. Dela Cruz lives.
Ano ang ibig mong sabihin?- What do you mean?
- (literally, “What do you want to say?”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ibig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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