kagaw
Bikol Central
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧gaw
- IPA(key): /ˈkaɡau/, [ˈkaɡaʊ̯]
Noun
kagaw
- scratching (relief for an itch)
Derived terms
- kagawan
- kagawon
- magkagaw
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw (“itch mite”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧gaw
- IPA(key): /ˈkaɡaw/, [ˈka.ɡaʊ̯]
Noun
kagaw
- germ; microbe
Chavacano
Etymology
Borrowed from Hiligaynon kagaw.
Noun
kagaw
- flea; itch mite
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.
Noun
kagaw
- germ; microbe
Ilocano
Alternative forms
- cagao (obsolete)
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧gaw
- IPA(key): /ˈkaɡau̯/
Noun
kágaw
- itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)
- chicken flea (Ceratophyllus gallinae)
- germ
Pangutaran Sama
Etymology
Borrowed from Tausug kagaw, from Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.
Noun
kagaw
- germs
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- cágao
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧gaw
- IPA(key): /ˈkaɡaw/, [ˈka.ɣaʊ̯]
Noun
kagaw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜏ᜔)
- itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)
- germ; microbe
- Synonym: mikrobyo
Further reading
- “kagaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Tausug
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.
Noun
kagaw (Jawi خگاو)
- vermin feeding on sores
- germ; microbe
Descendants
- → Pangutaran Sama: kagaw