ibig

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ibəʀ (“saliva in the mouth; drool; desire; crave; lust for”). Cognates with Pangasinan ibeg (“covet, desire, fall in love with”), Kapampangan ibug (“corporal desires; appetite”), Cebuano ibog (“attracted, craving for”), Tboli iwol (“saliva, drool over, desire”), Tausug ibug (“envy”), Malagasy ivy (“saliva”), and Tongan ifo (“saliva, tasty”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ibig (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. want; desire; like; wish
    Synonyms: gusto, nais, nasa, hangad, mithi
  2. choice; preference
    Synonym: kagustuhan
  3. purpose; objective
    Synonyms: layon, layunin, mithi, mithiin, adhika, adhikain
    Ang ibig ko lang sa pagparito ay magdala ng pagkain.
    My only purpose of coming here is to bring food.
  4. loved one; beloved; darling; sweetheart
    Synonyms: sinta, mahal, irog, giliw
  5. love; attraction; fondness (especially in pag-ibig)
    Synonyms: pag-ibig, mahal, pagmamahal, sinta, pagsinta, irog, pag-irog, giliw, paggiliw, pagkasi, pagsuyo, pagliyag

Verb[edit]

ibig (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. (pseudoverb) to want; to like
    Synonyms: gusto, nais
    Ibig kong malaman kung saan nakatira si G. Dela Cruz.
    I want to know where Mr. Dela Cruz lives.
    Ano ang ibig mong sabihin?
    What do you mean?
    (literally, “What do you want to say?”)

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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