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English
Noun
pagal (plural pagals)
- (India) Mentally ill person; lunatic.
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pagel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈɡal/
- Hyphenation: pa‧gal
Adjective
pagál (plural paragal, intensified pagalon, plural intensified paragalon, Basahan spelling ᜉᜄᜎ᜔)
- exhausted; fatigued; jaded
- tired
- Synonyms: maluya, paoy
- haggard
- Synonym: walwal
Derived terms
Lithuanian
Preposition
pagal̃ (with accusative)
- according to, by
Pangutaran Sama
Noun
pagal
- fence
Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pagəl. Compare Pangasinan pagar, Kapampangan pagal, and Bikol Central pagal.
Pronunciation
Noun
pagál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄᜎ᜔)
- fatigue
- Synonym: pagod
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “pagal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*pagel”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI