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bansag

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ban(e)sag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /banˈsaɡ/ [ban̪ˈsaɡ]
  • Hyphenation: ban‧sag

Noun

banság (Basahan spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜐᜄ᜔)

  1. nickname
    Synonyms: gaha, lulo
  2. alias
    Synonym: alyas

Derived terms

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ban(e)sag.

Noun

bánsag

  1. nickname

Limos Kalinga

Noun

bansag

  1. floor (of split bamboo)

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ban(ə)sag (“nickname”). Compare Kapampangan bansag.

Pronunciation

Noun

banság (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜐᜄ᜔)

  1. motto; slogan
    Synonym: sagisag
  2. surname; family name
    Synonym: apelyido
  3. nickname; alias
    Synonyms: palayaw, taguri
  4. (rhetoric) autonomasia
  5. claim; boast (of one's achievement)

Derived terms

Adjective

banság (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜐᜄ᜔)

  1. famous; known; popular
    Synonyms: bantog, tanyag, kilala

Further reading

  • “bansag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ban(e)sag”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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