bisig

Old English

Alternative forms

• besiġ, bysiġ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bisīg (“diligent, zealous, busy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.sij/, [ˈbi.zij]

Adjective

bisiġ

1. busy

Declension

Declension of bisiġ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	bisiġ	bisiġ	bisiġ
Accusative	bisiġne	bisiġe	bisiġ
Genitive	bisiġes	bisiġre	bisiġes
Dative	bisiġum	bisiġre	bisiġum
Instrumental	bisiġe	bisiġre	bisiġe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	bisiġe	bisiġa, bisiġe	bisiġ
Accusative	bisiġe	bisiġa, bisiġe	bisiġ
Genitive	bisiġra	bisiġra	bisiġra
Dative	bisiġum	bisiġum	bisiġum
Instrumental	bisiġum	bisiġum	bisiġum

Declension of bisiġ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	bisiġa	bisiġe	bisiġe
Accusative	bisiġan	bisiġan	bisiġe
Genitive	bisiġan	bisiġan	bisiġan
Dative	bisiġan	bisiġan	bisiġan
Instrumental	bisiġan	bisiġan	bisiġan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	bisiġan	bisiġan	bisiġan
Accusative	bisiġan	bisiġan	bisiġan
Genitive	bisiġra, bisiġena	bisiġra, bisiġena	bisiġra, bisiġena
Dative	bisiġum	bisiġum	bisiġum
Instrumental	bisiġum	bisiġum	bisiġum

Derived terms

• bisgian

Descendants

• Middle English: bisy, bysy, bisie, bysie, bisi, bysi, bysye, bisiȝ, besi, besy, besie, besye, busy, busi, busie
  • English: busy
  • Scots: bissy, besy, bussie

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bisəʀ (“hard; firm”). Compare Pangasinan bisel (“hard; harden”) / biskeg (“strength, power, might, force”), Hanunoo bisog (“strength; speed”), Cebuano bisog (“strenuous”), and Maranao biseg (“work hard; exert great energy”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbisiɡ/ [ˈbiː.sɪɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -isiɡ
• Syllabification: bi‧sig

Noun

bisig (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔)

1. (anatomy) arm; forearm

   Synonyms: braso, (uncommon) kamay

2. labor; manpower

   Synonyms: paggawa, lakas-tao

Derived terms

• bisig ng batas
• kabisig
• kapit-bisig

 

See also

• isig
• kisig

 

Further reading

• “bisig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 135.
• Daluz, Eusebio T. (1915) Filipino-English vocabulary: with practical example of Filipino and English grammars‎^[1], Manila: Akademya ng Wikang Filipino.
• Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 51

Anagrams

• sibig