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Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sa‧bay
- IPA(key): /saˈbaj/
Verb
sabáy
- to go with; to go together with
- Synonym: iba
- to coincide; to do something at the same time
- Synonym: dungan
- to do something together
- Synonym: abay
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sa(m)bay, from Proto-Austronesian *sabay (“do something together with others”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
sabáy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜌ᜔)
- at the same time; simultaneous
- Synonyms: sabay-sabay, magkasabay
- travelling together (of people to the same place)
Derived terms
Adverb
sabáy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜌ᜔)
- at the same time; simultaneously
- together (of people travelling to the same place)
Noun
sabáy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜌ᜔)
- act of travelling to the same place together
- Synonyms: sama, pagsama
- act of doing something at the same time
- simultaneous occurrence
Further reading
- “sabay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018