afsaag
Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch afzagen, from Middle Dutch afsagen. Equivalent to af + saag.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]afsaag (present saag af, present participle afsagende, past participle afgesaag)
- (transitive) to saw off
- Toe sy die takke snoei met 'n saag, het sy haar arm afgesaag.
- When she was pruning branches with a saw, she sawed her arm off.
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