kagaw

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

• Hyphenation: ka‧gaw
• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɡau/, [ˈkaɡaʊ̯]

kagaw

1. scratching (relief for an itch)

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

• Hyphenation: ka‧gaw
• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɡaw/, [ˈka.ɡaʊ̯]

kagaw

1. germ; microbe

Borrowed from Hiligaynon kagaw.

kagaw

1. flea; itch mite

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

kagaw

1. germ; microbe

• cagao (obsolete)

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.

• Hyphenation: ka‧gaw
• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɡau̯/

kágaw

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

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

kagaw

1. germs

• cágao

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

Sense 2, semantic loan from either Cebuano kagaw or Ilocano kagaw, both meaning "germ; microbe", to substitute the loanword mikrobyo.

• Hyphenation: ka‧gaw
• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɡaw/, [ˈka.ɣaʊ̯]

kagaw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜏ᜔)

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

   Synonym: mikrobyo

• “kagaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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

kagaw (Jawi خگاو)

1. vermin feeding on sores
2. germ; microbe

• → Pangutaran Sama: kagaw