peg-as
v · Ibaloi (Inibaloi, Nabaloi)
What does peg-as mean in Ibaloi?
In Ibaloi, peg-as is a verb meaning ‘object used to strike somebody or something, beat’. Ibaloi (also called Inibaloi or Nabaloi) is an Austronesian language of Benguet province in the northern Philippines.
Source: Sofia Olga Anton, A Handy Guidebook to the Ibaloi Language (2010).
Definition
- vobject used to strike somebody or something, beat
Inflections & forms
- panpeg-asa beating, striking
- pineg-as struck, beat
- ipeg-as strike a blow with an object
- peg-asen will strike
About Ibaloi: Ibaloi (also called Inibaloi or Nabaloi) is the indigenous Cordilleran language of southern Benguet province in the northern Philippines, with approximately 120,000 native speakers. It is part of the Austronesian language family.