sigay

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Noun

sigay

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

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog sigay (“cowry”).

Noun

sigay

  1. cowrie shell; cowry

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sigay (“cowrie shell”). Compare Pangasinan sigay, Kapampangan sige, Bikol Central sigay, Cebuano sigay, Brunei Malay takoyong sigai, and Malay sigai.

Pronunciation

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

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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