sigang

See also: Sigang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sig-ang — dialectal

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *səʀʔaŋ (“cook rice; firestones; trivet”). Compare Botolan Sambal soyang, Kapampangan asiang, Cebuano sug-ang, and Western Bukidnon Manobo sigang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈɡaŋ/ [sɪˈɣaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: si‧gang

Noun

sigáng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜅ᜔)

1. placing of a cooking utensil on a stove or fire (prior to cooking)

   Synonyms: salang, pagsasalang, pagsisigang

2. anything being cooked in a pot or in any cooking utensil (on a stove or over a fire)

Derived terms

• isigang
• magsigang
• pagsisigang
• sigangan
• sinigang

 

Further reading

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