salabay

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Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈlabaj/,
  • Hyphenation: sa‧la‧bay

Noun

salábay (Basahan spelling ᜐᜎᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. a man-of-war; a Portuguese man-of-war
  2. (by extension) a jellyfish
    Synonym: palit

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sa‧la‧bay
  • IPA(key): /saˈlabaj/,

Noun

salabay (Badlit spelling ᜐᜎᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. a man-of-war; a Portuguese man-of-war
  2. (by extension) a jellyfish
    Synonym: bukya

References

  • Andrew Frank Gallman, Proto East Mindanao and Its Internal Relationships (1997)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Compare Tausug sābay.

Pronunciation

Noun

salabay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. jellyfish
    Synonyms: dikya, likya, labok-labok
  2. (obsolete) crossing of one's arms while drinking
Usage notes
  • The word salabay refers to a larger jellyfish than a dikya.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

salabáy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜊᜌ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. object resembling a fish

References

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