bihag

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaR.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bi‧hag
• IPA^(key): /ˈbihaɡ/, [ˈbi.hɐɡ]

Noun

bihag

1. captive (one who has been captured)
2. prisoner

   Synonym: bilanggo

3. hostage

Verb

bihag

1. to capture
2. to take prisoner

Conjugation

Conjugation for bihag (mo- )

Affix		Root word				Trigger
mo-		bihag			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive		Past/present inchoative		Future/habitual inchoative
mobihag		mibihag nibihag		mobihag		pagbihag

Conjugation for bihag (-on )

Affix		Root word				Trigger
-on		bihag			object
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive		Past/present inchoative		Future/habitual inchoative
bihagon		gibihag		bihagon		bihaga

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaR.

Noun

bíhag

1. captive, prisoner

Verb

bíhag

1. to capture; to take prisoner

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• bijag (Súlat Bacúlud)

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog bihag. Doublet of bie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbihəɡ/, [ˈbiː.əɡ]
• Hyphenation: bi‧hag

Verb

bíhag

1. to capture; to take prisoner

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaʀ (“captive: taken alive in war; to spare: allow to live”). Compare Ilocano biag, Pangasinan bilay, Sambali biyay, Kapampangan bie, Cebuano bihag, Maranao biyag / oyag, and Malay biar. Possible doublet of buhay.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbihaɡ/ [ˈbi.hɐɡ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ihaɡ
  • IPA^(key): /biˈhaɡ/ [bɪˈhaɡ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aɡ
• Syllabification: bi‧hag

Noun

bihag (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜄ᜔)

1. captive; prisoner
2. (obsolete) sprouting of a plant

   Synonyms: sibol, usbong, tubo

3. (obsolete) act of living or letting something live

   Synonym: buhay

   Bihagin mo iyang baboy.

   Let the pig live.

4. (physiology, figuratively, obsolete) erection of a penis

   Synonyms: ereksiyon, pagtayo, paninigas, katog, utog

5. (obsolete) life of an animal or plant [16th–17th c.]

   Synonym: buhay

Derived terms

• bihagin
• bumihag
• kabihagan
• mabihag
• magbihag
• makabihag
• mambibihag
• mambihag
• mamihag
• mamimihag
• mapamihag
• pabihagin
• pagbihag
• pagkabihag
• pagkakabihag

 

Descendants

• → Kapampangan: bihag

See also

• alipin
• bilanggo
• talandak

 

Adjective

bihág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜄ᜔)

1. captured; captive
2. (obsolete) alive (animal or plant)

   Synonym: buhay

   bihag pa ― still alive

Derived terms

• bihagin
• mabihag
• pagkabihagan

 

Further reading

• “bihag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 48: “Alterarſe) Bihag (pp) membrum viri”
  • page 111: “Biuir) Bihag (pp) animal, o planta”
  • page 111: “Biuo) Bihag (pp) animal o arbol”
  • page 145: “Captivo) Bihag (pp) en guerra”
  • page 525: “Renaçer) Bihag (pp) y brotar lo q̃ noſe penſaua”
  • page 530: “Retoñeçer) Bihag (pp) [lo que] ſe hinco en tierra”
  • page 600: “Vida) Bihag [(pp)] de animal o planta”