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Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sagút, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saʀut (“answer, reply”). Compare Indonesian sahut (“answer”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sagót (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜄᜓᜆ᜔)
- reply; response
- Synonyms: tugon, katugunan, pagtugon, pagsagot
- answer; solution (to a problem)
- Synonyms: solusyon, kalutasan
- (by extension) backtalk (verbal impudence or argument especially to someone of authority)
- assumption of another's responsibility
- Synonyms: pananagot, pag-ako
- (law) rebuttal
- Synonyms: ganting-matwid, ganting-katwiran, pagpapabulaan, pagpapasinungaling
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Further reading
- “sagot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*sagút”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*saRut”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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