sabi

Compare Tagalog sabi and Kapampangan sabi.

• Hyphenation: sa‧bi
• IPA^(key): /ˈsabi/, [ˈsa.bi]

sábi

1. something said; statement
2. mention

   Synonyms: kuno, sambit

sábi

1. to say

   Synonym: taram

Backslang for bisa.

• IPA^(key): /sa.bi/

sabi

1. (back slang, text messaging) can, be able

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.bi/
• Rhymes: -abi
• Hyphenation: sà‧bi

sabi m pl

1. plural of sabio

sabi

1. Rōmaji transcription of さび

Compare Tagalog sabi and Bikol Central sabi.

• Hyphenation: sa‧bi

sabi

1. said

sabi

1. something said; statement

• sab

From Portuguese saber.

• IPA^(key): /sà.bí/

sàbí

1. to know, understand, be skilled at

sàbí

1. skill, expertise, know-how

sabi

1. witness

From Arabic صَبِيّ (ṣabiyy).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.bɪ/

sabi m (plural subien)

1. (archaic) boy; male child

   Synonym: tifel

• The plural subien remains in common use; see there.

From Portuguese saber.

sabi

1. to know

• sa (synonym)

From Portuguese saber and Spanish saber and Kabuverdianu sabe.

sabi

1. to know

From Portuguese saber.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.bi/

sabi

1. (transitive) to know
2. (auxiliary) to be able to (of learnt skills)

sabi

1. knowledge

Compare Bikol Central sabi and Kapampangan sabi. Some speculate that it is from Spanish sabe, the third-person singular present indicative of saber (“to know”).

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsabi/ [ˈsa.bɪ]
    • Rhymes: -abi
    • Syllabification: sa‧bi
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsabe/ [ˈsa.bɛ] (colloquial)

sabi (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜒ)

1. said by (usually followed by ng or ni)

sabi (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜒ)

1. something said; statement

   Synonyms: pahayag, pangungusap, deklarasyon

2. act of saying something (to someone)

   Synonyms: pagsasalita, pagpapahayag

3. act of telling something (to someone)
4. (colloquial) words; expressions

   Synonym: salita

• usap

• IPA^(key): [ˈsa.bi]

sabi

1. a pair

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

sabi

1. plural of sabo