ibig

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”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔibiɡ/ [ˈʔi.bɪɡ]
• Rhymes: -ibiɡ
• Syllabification: i‧big

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

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?”)

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