laglag

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *rəgrə́g. Compare Ilocano regreg (fall), Bikol Central ragrag (crumbs), and Cebuano dagdag (fall). Possibly related to Hokkien (lak, to fall; to drop).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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laglág (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄ᜔ᜎᜄ᜔)

  1. fall (of an object from a height)
    Synonyms: bagsak, hulog, lagpak, paglagpak, pagkahulog
  2. dropping from a height
    Synonyms: paglalagpak, paghuhulog
  3. failure (in an examination)
    Synonyms: bagsak, pagbagsak, lagpak, pagkahulog, di-pagpasa
  4. (euphemistic) abortion; forced miscarriage
  5. (figurative, colloquial) betrayal

Derived terms

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Adjective

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laglág (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄ᜔ᜎᜄ᜔)

  1. fallen (as of fruits from a tree)
    Synonyms: bagsak, bumagsak, lagpak
  2. failed (in an examination)
    Synonyms: bagsak, hulog, lagpak, bumagsak, di-pasado, di-pumasa
  3. (euphemistic) aborted; deliberately miscarried

Further reading

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  • laglag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*regrég”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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