salabat

Masbatenyo

Noun

salabát

1. ginger tea

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba, “non-alcoholic drink”). Compare Malay serbat and Persian شربت (šarbat). Doublet of sorbetes.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /salaˈbat/ [sɐ.lɐˈbat]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: sa‧la‧bat

Noun

salabát (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜊᜆ᜔)

1. ginger tea

   Synonyms: panggasi, taho

Derived terms

• magsalabat
• salabatin

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saˈlabat/ [sɐˈla.bɐt]
• Rhymes: -abat
• Syllabification: sa‧la‧bat

Noun

salabat (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜊᜆ᜔)

1. scattered obstruction on the way (especially branches or twigs of trees, etc.)
2. small branches or twigs sticking out in the forest (causing obstruction)

Derived terms

• magkasala-salabat
• magsala-salabat
• sala-salabat

 

References

• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, pages 149-150