saksak

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Bariai

Adjective

saksak

  1. wild

References

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *saksak (“to stab”), from Proto-Austronesian *səksək (“to stuff, cram in; be crowded”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaksak/
  • Hyphenation: sak‧sak

Noun

sáksák (plural saraksak, Basahan spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔)

  1. stab
    Synonym: buno
  2. plugging (of an electrical appliance)
    Antonyms: tangkas, tanggal

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sak‧sak
  • IPA(key): /ˈsaksak/

Verb

saksak

  1. to riffle, to shuffle
  2. (electronics, electrical appliance) to plug in; connect

Samoan Plantation Pidgin

Etymology

Unknown

Noun

saksak

  1. breasts

References

  • Peter, Mühlhäusler (1983) “Samoan Plantation Pidgin English and the origin of New Guinea Pidgin”, in Ellen Woolford and William Washabaugh, editors, The Social Context of Creolization, Ann Arbor: Karoma, pages 28-76

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *saksak (“to stab”), from Proto-Austronesian *səksək (“to stuff, cram in; be crowded”). Doublet of siksik.

Pronunciation

Noun

saksák (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔)

  1. stabbing; thrust; (with a knife or any pointed instrument)
    Synonyms: pagsaksak, tarak, iwa, ulos, tasak
  2. stab wound
    Synonyms: tarak, iwa, ulos, tasak
  3. piercing; sticking (of a sharp instrument)
    Synonyms: tusok, duro, pagtutusok, pagduduro
  4. cramming (into a container)
    Synonyms: pagsaksak, siksik, pagsisiksik, pasak, busaksak
  5. extreme of (usually with ng)
    Synonyms: ubod, sukdulan
  6. plugging (of an electrical appliance)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

saksak (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔)

  1. long-tailed bush-warbler (Locustella caudata, syn. Bradypterus caudatus)

Further reading

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

Tok Pisin

Noun

saksak

  1. sago
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