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Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *rəgrə́g. Compare Ilocano regreg (“fall”), Bikol Central ragrag (“crumbs”), and Cebuano dagdag (“fall”). Possibly related to Hokkien 落 (lak, “to fall; to drop”).
Pronunciation
Noun
laglág (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄ᜔ᜎᜄ᜔)
- fall (of an object from a height)
- Synonyms: bagsak, hulog, lagpak, paglagpak, pagkahulog
- dropping from a height
- Synonyms: paglalagpak, paghuhulog
- failure (in an examination)
- Synonyms: bagsak, pagbagsak, lagpak, pagkahulog, di-pagpasa
- (euphemistic) abortion; forced miscarriage
- (figurative, colloquial) betrayal
Derived terms
Adjective
laglág (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄ᜔ᜎᜄ᜔)
- fallen (as of fruits from a tree)
- Synonyms: bagsak, bumagsak, lagpak
- failed (in an examination)
- Synonyms: bagsak, hulog, lagpak, bumagsak, di-pasado, di-pumasa
- (euphemistic) aborted; deliberately miscarried
Further reading
- “laglag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*regrég”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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