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gabi

See also: Gabi and gab-i

English

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Etymology

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From Tagalog gabi, from Proto-Philippine *gabi.

Noun

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gabi

  1. Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
  2. Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
  3. Food from a taro plant.

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Barngarla

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Etymology

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Cognate with Kaurna kauwi, Pitjantjatjara kapi.

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Noun

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gabi

  1. water
    Synonym: gawoo

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *gabi.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ga‧bi
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡabi/ [ˈɡa.bɪ]

Noun

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gábi (Badlit spelling ᜄᜊᜒ)

  1. taro (Colocasia esculenta)
  2. any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
  3. the corms of this plant
  4. the leaves of this plant used as vegetable

Derived terms

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Gamilaraay

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gabi

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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gabi

  1. A male marriage class or skin group. A gabi can marry only a yibathaa; his sons will be gambu, and his daughters buuthaa.

Etymology 2

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From English coffee.

Noun

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gabi

  1. coffee

References

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  • Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)
  • Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia
  • (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
  • (2015) Ma Gamilaraay

Hiligaynon

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *gabi.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ga‧bi
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡabi/ [ˈɡa.bi]

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gábi

  1. taro

Japanese

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Romanization

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gabi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of がび

Mansaka

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”).

Noun

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gabi

  1. night

Masbatenyo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *gabi.

Noun

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gabi

  1. taro

Tagakaulu Kalagan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”).

Noun

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gabi

  1. night

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”). Cognate with Ilocano rabii, Hanunoo yabi, Cebuano gabii, Tausug kabii, Amis lafi (“dinner, evening meal”), and Bima awi, awina (“yesterday”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡaˈbi/ [ɡɐˈbi], (colloquial) /ɡaˈbe/ [ɡɐˈbɛ]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: ga‧bi

Noun

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gabí (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊᜒ)

  1. evening; night
    Antonym: araw
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • → Malay: gabi (“dinner”)
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Etymology 2

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See gabe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gabi (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊᜒ) (common)

  1. Alternative form of gabe

Further reading

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  • “gabi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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Yogad

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”).

Noun

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gabí

  1. night
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