lagay

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Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog lagay (“colloquial:bribe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈɡaj/
  • Hyphenation: la‧gay

Noun

lagáy (Basahan spelling ᜎᜄᜌ᜔)

  1. bribe
    Synonyms: suhol, pabagsak, soborno

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

lagáy (Badlit spelling ᜎᜄᜌ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) testicle
    Synonym: buto
Usage notes

Etymology 2

Possibly borrowed from Tagalog lagay (“colloquial: bribe”)

Verb

lagáy (Badlit spelling ᜎᜄᜌ᜔)

  1. to bribe
    Synonyms: soborno, suhol

Anagrams

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog lagay.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: la‧gay
  • IPA(key): /laˈɡai/

Noun

lagay

  1. bribe

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Kapampangan lage.

Pronunciation

Noun

lagáy (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜌ᜔)

  1. act of putting or placing something on or in a certain place, application, putting on
    Synonyms: patong, pagpapatong, silid, pagsisilid, salin, pagsasalin
  2. state; condition
    Synonyms: kalagayan, kondisyon, katayuan
  3. the manner by which a thing is placed or set up
    Synonyms: pagkakalagay, ayos, pagkakaayos
  4. position; place; location
    Synonyms: lugar, puwesto
  5. lot; piece (of land)
    Synonyms: lote, piraso
  6. depositing of money
    Synonyms: deposito, pagdedeposito
  7. appearance
    Synonyms: anyo, itsura
  8. (colloquial) bribe; bribery
    Synonyms: suhol, pagsusuhol, soborno, parating, pagpaparating
    humingi ng lagay ― ask for a bribe
  9. (colloquial, gambling) bet in gambling
    Synonyms: taya, pusta

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Ilocano: lagay

Verb

lagáy (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜌ᜔)

  1. immediate imperative mood of ilagay
  2. immediate imperative mood of maglagay

Further reading

  • “lagay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

Waray-Waray

Noun

lagáy

  1. mud; mire
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