sahig

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saləʀ. Compare Aklanon saeog, Bikol Central salog, Cebuano salog, Hiligaynon salug, Nias salo, Toraja-Sa'dan sali, and Waray-Waray salog.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saˈhiɡ/ [sɐˈhiɡ̚], (colloquial) /saˈheɡ/ [sɐˈhɛɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -iɡ
• Syllabification: sa‧hig

Noun

sahíg (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜑᜒᜄ᜔)

1. floor

   Synonym: suwelo

2. flooring material

   Synonyms: panahig, pansahig

3. act of making the floor

   Synonyms: pagsasahig, pagsusuwelo

Derived terms

• magsahig
• pagsasahig
• sahigan
• sahigin

 

Anagrams

• hagis