kabog

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧bog
• IPA^(key): /kaˈboɡ/ [kɐˈboɡ]

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

kabog

1. a flying fox

   Synonym: kwaknit

Derived terms

• gakinabog

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

kabog

1. millet

   Synonym: dawa

Etymology 3

Unknown

Noun

kabog

1. jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius), a shrub in the family Malvaceae
2. young fruit and leaves of this plant used as a vegetable

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈboɡ/ [kɐˈboɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -oɡ
• Syllabification: ka‧bog

Etymology 1

Possibly onomatopoeic. The slang senses are semantic loan from English beat. Compare Filipino comedian and television personality Vice Ganda's nickname “unkabogable” which is a partial calque of English unbeatable.

Noun

kabóg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜓᜄ᜔)

1. loud, heavy sound, as that caused by a heavy, falling object

   Synonym: kalabog

2. palpitation; fast heartbeat

   Synonym: tibok

3. (slang, originally LGBTQ slang) act of exceeding something or someone else, especially in a flashy or flamboyant manner
4. (slang, originally LGBTQ slang) act of impressing a lot of people

Derived terms

• kabogera

See also

• kalabog

Adjective

kabóg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜓᜄ᜔)

1. (slang, originally LGBTQ slang) outshone; exceeded by someone

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *kabə́g (“large fruit bat”), possibly via Cebuano kabog. Doublet of kabag.

Noun

kabóg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜓᜄ᜔) (western Marinduque)

1. bat (flying mammal)

   Synonyms: paniki, (eastern Marinduque) kulapnit

Usage notes

• The term kabog (“bat”) refers to a larger bats (fruit bats) than paniki.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• bagok, bagko, bag-ok, gabok

Waray-Waray

Noun

kabóg

1. bat (animal)