Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
baga
lung; lungsnoun
- Alternative meanings
lung; lungs; organ of the respiratory system; body part that allows breathing and oxygenates the blood
- Pronunciation
BAH-gah
- Root and affixes
Baga is the word for lung/lungs. In medical context it appears with pagginhawa, breathing, and respiratoryo, respiratory.
- Variants or conjugations
baga = lung or lungs; mga baga = lungs; sistema respiratoryo = respiratory system; respiratoryo = respiratory
- Related words and expressions
breath, breathing, oxygen, air, chest, disease, body
- Meaning and usage notes
Baga can refer to one lung or the lungs depending on context. For left/right lung: wala nga baga and tuo nga baga.
lung, lungs, breathing, oxygen, air, health, body, chest
Importante ang baga sa pagginhawa.
The lung is important for breathing.
Kinahanglan ampingan ang mga baga.
The lungs need to be taken care of.