santabi

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • sangtabi
  • sintabi

Etymology 1

From san- +‎ tabi, but possibly a back-formation from isantabi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /santaˈbi/, [sɐn.tɐˈbi]
  • Hyphenation: san‧ta‧bi

Noun

santabí (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜊᜒ)

  1. setting aside; putting aside
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Sanskrit क्षन्तव्य (kṣantavya, “to be pardoned or forgiven”). Compare Old Javanese kṣāntawya / kṣāntabya (“pardon; may I be pardoned”), Toba Batak santabi (“pardon”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sanˈtabiʔ/, [sɐnˈta.bɪʔ]
  • Hyphenation: san‧ta‧bi

Noun

santabì (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜊᜒ)

  1. Synonym of pasintabi
Derived terms
  • pasantabi

Further reading
  • “santabi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 210
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