bansag

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ban(e)sag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banˈsaɡ/ [ban̪ˈsaɡ]
• Hyphenation: ban‧sag

Noun

banság (Basahan spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜐᜄ᜔)

1. nickname

   Synonyms: gaha, lulo

2. alias

   Synonym: alyas

Derived terms

• bansagan
• magbansag

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ban(e)sag.

Noun

bánsag

1. nickname

Limos Kalinga

Noun

bansag

1. floor (of split bamboo)

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ban(ə)sag (“nickname”). Compare Kapampangan bansag.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /banˈsaɡ/ [bɐn̪ˈsaɡ̠̚]
• Rhymes: -aɡ
• Syllabification: ban‧sag

Noun

banság (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜐᜄ᜔)

1. motto; slogan

   Synonym: sagisag

2. surname; family name

   Synonym: apelyido

3. nickname; alias

   Synonyms: palayaw, taguri

4. (rhetoric) autonomasia
5. claim; boast (of one's achievement)

Derived terms

• bansagan
• ipamansag
• magbansag
• magpabansag
• mamansag
• pamamansag
• tagapamansag

Adjective

banság (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜐᜄ᜔)

1. famous; known; popular

   Synonyms: bantog, tanyag, kilala

Further reading

• “bansag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ban(e)sag”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• sangab, bangas