sigay

Cebuano

Pronunciation

(General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪iˌɡaɪ/
Rhymes: -ɡaɪ
Hyphenation: si‧gay

Noun

sigay

cowry or cowrie shell.
The shell of the family Cypraeidae.

Chavacano

Etymology

From Tagalog sigay (“cowry”).

Noun

sigay

cowrie shell; cowry

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sigay (“cowrie shell”). Compare Pangasinan sigay, Kapampangan sige, Bikol Central sigay, Cebuano sigay, Brunei Malay takoyong sigai, and Malay sigai.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: si‧gay

IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡaj/, [ˈsi.ɣaɪ̯]

Noun

sigay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜌ᜔)

cowrie shell
Synonym: kaligay

See also

Further reading

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

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