manbes

Kankanaey

Etymology

From man- +‎ bes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manˈbəs/ [mʌmˈbɨs]
    • Rhymes: -əs
  • (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian) IPA(key): /manˈbəh/ [mʌmˈbɨh]
    • Rhymes: -əh
  • (Tadian) IPA(key): /manˈbəs/ [mʌmˈbɨs]
    • Rhymes: -əs
  • (Bauko, Tadian) IPA(key): /mənˈbəs/ [mɨmˈbɨs]
    • Rhymes: -əs
  • Syllabification: man‧bes

Verb

manbë́s

  1. to look for the clothes of a dead person

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of manbes
Southern / Central
Mt. Province Tadian manbes,
(Batney, Batayan, Duagan, Lubon, Mabalite, Masla, Sumadel) menbes,
(Lubon) manbeh,
(Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) manboh
Bauko manbes / menbes,
(Banao, Bila, Otucan) manbeh
Sabangan manbes / menbes,
(Tambingan, Supang, Data, Lagan, Losad, Poblacion) manbes,
(Bun-ayan, Pingad, Bao-angan, Camatagan, Napua, Gayang, Capinitan, Busa, Namatec) manbeh
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province Sagada manbes / menbes,
(Tanulong) manghes

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “bes”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 83
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