tigbas

Cebuano

Etymology

Possibly from a doublet of Proto-Philippine *tag(ə)pas (“cut, chop”), cf. Ilocano tigpas, Tagalog tigpas, Bikol Central tagpas, & Tausug tigbas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiɡbas/ [ˈt̪iɡ.bɐs̪]
• Hyphenation: tig‧bas

Verb

tigbas (Badlit spelling ᜆᜒᜄ᜔ᜊᜐ᜔)

1. to cut down; to chop; to hack
2. to slash; to cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon

Derived terms

• gatigbas
• ginatigbas
• gitigbas
• magtigbas
• magtitigbas
• motigbas
• nagatigbas
• nagtigbas
• natigbas
• tigbasa
• tigbason