salag

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaR.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈlaɡ/
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  • Hyphenation: sa‧lag

Noun

salág (Basahan spelling ᜐᜎᜄ᜔)

  1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) nest (bird-built structure)
    Synonyms: tataghan, pugad

Derived terms

Binukid

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaR.

Noun

salag

  1. nest

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaR.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sa‧lag
  • IPA(key): /ˈsalaɡ/

Noun

salag

  1. a structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young
  2. a place used by another mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young

Verb

salag

  1. to nest
  2. to build a nest

Higaonon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaR.

Noun

salag

  1. nest

Libon Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaR.

Noun

salág

  1. egg

Derived terms

Miraya Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaR.

Noun

salág

  1. egg

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

salág (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜄ᜔)

  1. parry; dodge
    Synonyms: sangga, ilag, iwas, pagsangga, pag-ilag, pag-iwas
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

salag (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜄ᜔)

  1. midwife's attendant
  2. act of assisting a midwife during childbirth
See also

Anagrams

Tiruray

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaR.

Noun

salag

  1. nest

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaR.

Noun

salag

  1. home or shelter of animals (as of birds' nest)

West Albay Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaR.

Noun

salág

  1. egg

Derived terms

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