sigay

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Noun

sigay

  1. cowry or cowrie shell.
  2. The shell of the family Cypraeidae.

Chavacano

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Noun

sigay

  1. cowrie shell; cowry

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sigay (cowrie shell). Compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Kapampangan sige, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Brunei Malay takoyong sigai, and Malay sigai.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: si‧gay
  • IPA(key): /ˈsiɡaj/, [ˈsi.ɣaɪ̯]

Noun

sigay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜌ᜔)

  1. cowrie shell
    Synonym: kaligay

See also

Further reading

  • sigay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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