hagilap

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haˈɡilap/ [hɐˈɣiː.lɐp̚]
• Rhymes: -ilap
• Syllabification: ha‧gi‧lap

Noun

hagilap (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜄᜒᜎᜉ᜔)

1. effort to grope for something (in the dark, obscurity, or underwater)

   Synonyms: kapa, kapkap, apuhap, halugap, haguhap

Derived terms

• hagilapin
• humagilap
• maghagilap
• paghagilap
• paghahagilap

Further reading

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