laglag
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Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *rəgrə́g. Compare Ilocano regreg (“fall”), Bikol Central ragrag (“crumbs”), and Cebuano dagdag (“fall”). Possibly related to Hokkien 落 (lak, “to fall; to drop”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
laglág (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄ᜔ᜎᜄ᜔)
- fall (of an object from a height)
- Synonyms: bagsak, hulog, lagpak, paglagpak, pagkahulog
- dropping from a height
- Synonyms: paglalagpak, paghuhulog
- failure (in an examination)
- Synonyms: bagsak, pagbagsak, lagpak, pagkahulog, di-pagpasa
- (euphemistic) abortion; forced miscarriage
- (figurative, colloquial) betrayal
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
laglág (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄ᜔ᜎᜄ᜔)
- fallen (as of fruits from a tree)
- failed (in an examination)
- (euphemistic) aborted; deliberately miscarried