sigang
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See also: Sigang
Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Philippine *səʀʔaŋ (“cook rice; firestones; trivet”). Compare Botolan Sambal soyang, Kapampangan asiang, Cebuano sug-ang, and Western Bukidnon Manobo sigang.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˈɡaŋ/ [sɪˈɣaŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: si‧gang
Noun[edit]
sigáng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜅ᜔)
- placing of a cooking utensil on a stove or fire (prior to cooking)
- Synonyms: salang, pagsasalang, pagsisigang
- anything being cooked in a pot or in any cooking utensil (on a stove or over a fire)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “sigang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018