magbibigas

Tagalog

Etymology

From mag- +‎ bigas (“uncooked rice”), from an initial reduplication of bigas.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: mag‧bi‧bi‧gas
  • IPA(key): /maɡbibiˈɡas/, [mɐɡ.bɪ.bɪˈɣas]
  • IPA(key): /maɡbiˈbiɡas/, [mɐɡ.bɪˈbi.ɣɐs] (noun:rice vendor)

Noun

magbibigas or magbibigás (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄᜐ᜔)

  1. rice vendor; rice dealer

Verb

magbibigás (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄᜐ᜔)

  1. contemplative aspect of magbigas

Further reading
  • “magbibigas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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