bahag

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaʀ.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ba‧hag
IPA^(key): /baˈhaɡ/

Noun

bahág

loincloth , G-string

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaʀ.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ba‧hag

IPA^(key): /baˈhaɡ/, [bʌˈhaɡ]

Noun

bahag

a type of loincloth that was commonly used throughout the Philippines before the arrival of the European colonizers and is currently still in use today by some indigenous tribes of the Philippines

Descendants

→ Spanish: bahague

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaʀ. Compare Ilocano baag.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ba‧hag

IPA^(key): /baˈhaɡ/, [bɐˈhaɡ]

Noun

bahág

loincloth; G-string (especially the kind traditionally used by Philippine natives)
sanitary belt

Derived terms

bahag ang buntot
bahag-buntot
bahagan
bahaghari
bahagsubay
magbahag

Descendants

→ Spanish: bahague

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