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

  • IPA(key): /siˈɡaŋ/, [sɪˈɣaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: 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
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