kagaw

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɡaw/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧gaw

Noun

kágaw (Basahan spelling ᜃᜄᜏ᜔)

  1. scratching (relief for an itch)

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw (“itch mite”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧gaw
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɡaw/

Noun

kagaw

  1. germ; microbe

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Hiligaynon kagaw.

Noun

kagaw

  1. flea; itch mite

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.

Noun

kagaw

  1. germ; microbe

Ilocano

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw. Conant 1911 notes that the change of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/Proto-Philippine /ʀ/ to Ilocano /ɡ/ (and also in Bontoc and Kankanaey) is rather an anomaly for unknown reasons.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɡaw/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧gaw

Noun

kágaw (Kur-itan spelling ᜃᜄᜏ᜔)

  1. itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)
  2. chicken flea (Ceratophyllus gallinae)
  3. germ

Pangutaran Sama

Etymology

Borrowed from Tausug kagaw, from Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.

Noun

kagaw

  1. germs

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw. Sense 2 is either from semantic loan from Cebuano kagaw or Ilocano kagaw, both meaning “germ; microbe”, to substitute the loanword mikrobyo.

Pronunciation

Noun

kagaw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜏ᜔)

  1. itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)
  2. germ; microbe
    Synonym: mikrobyo

Further reading

  • “kagaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /kaɡaw/
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: ka‧gaw

Noun

kagaw (Sulat Sūg spelling كَݢَوْ)

  1. vermin feeding on sores
  2. germ; microbe

Descendants

  • → Pangutaran Sama: kagaw
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