bagbag

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bagbág, possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀbaʀ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baɡˈbaɡ/ [bɐɡˈbaɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -aɡ
• Syllabification: bag‧bag

Adjective

bagbág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄ᜔ᜊᜄ᜔)

1. broken up (of soil or rock)

   Synonym: bungkal

2. eroded

   Synonyms: agnas, naagnas, guho, gumuho

3. shipwrecked

   Synonyms: sadsad, sumadsad, padpad, pumadpad, napadpad

4. (figurative) aroused with sympathetic feeling; moved to sympathy

Derived terms

• bagbagin
• bumagbag
• mabagbag
• makabagbag-puso
• pagkabagbag
• pagkabagbag ng loob

 

Noun

bagbág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄ᜔ᜊᜄ᜔)

1. tilling; breaking up (of soil or rock)

   Synonyms: bungkal, tibag

2. erosion

   Synonyms: agnas, pagkaagnas, guho, pagguho

3. shipwreck

   Synonyms: sadsad, pagsadsad, pagkasadsad, padpad, pagkapadpad

4. change to sympathetic feeling; condition of being moved to sympathy