salabat

Masbatenyo

Noun

salabát

  1. ginger tea

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba, “non-alcoholic drink”). In Classical Arabic, the ة character is not silent and read as /t/. Compare Malay serbat. Doublet of sorbetes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /salaˈbat/, [sɐ.lɐˈbat]
  • Hyphenation: sa‧la‧bat

Noun

salabát (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜊᜆ᜔)

  1. ginger tea
    Synonyms: panggasi, taho
Derived terms
  • magsalabat
  • salabatin

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈlabat/, [sɐˈla.bɐt]
  • Hyphenation: sa‧la‧bat

Noun

salabat (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜊᜆ᜔)

  1. scattered obstruction on the way (especially branches or twigs of trees, etc.)
  2. small branches or twigs sticking out in the forest (causing obstruction)
Derived terms

References
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, pages 149-150
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