saksak

Bariai

Adjective

saksak

1. wild

References

• Steve Gallagher, Peirce Baehr, Bariai Grammar Sketch (2005)

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *saksak (“to stab”), from Proto-Austronesian *səksək (“to stuff, cram in; be crowded”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaksak/, [ˈsak.sak]
• Hyphenation: sak‧sak

Noun

sáksák (plural saraksak, Basahan spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔)

1. stab

   Synonym: buno

2. plugging (of an electrical appliance)

   Antonyms: tangkas, tanggal

Derived terms

• isaksak
• magsaksak
• saksakan
• saksakon

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sak‧sak
• IPA^(key): /ˈsaksak/, [ˈs̪ak.s̪ɐk]

Verb

saksak

1. to riffle, to shuffle
2. (electronics, electrical appliance) to plug in; connect

Samoan Plantation Pidgin

Etymology

Unknown

Noun

saksak

1. breasts

References

• Peter, Mühlhäusler (1983) “Samoan Plantation Pidgin English and the origin of New Guinea Pidgin”, in Ellen Woolford and William Washabaugh, editors, The Social Context of Creolization, Ann Arbor: Karoma, pages 28-76

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *saksak (“to stab”), from Proto-Austronesian *səksək (“to stuff, cram in; be crowded”). Doublet of siksik.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sakˈsak/ [sɐkˈsak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: sak‧sak

Noun

saksák (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔)

1. stabbing; thrust; (with a knife or any pointed instrument)

   Synonyms: pagsaksak, tarak, iwa, ulos, tasak

2. stab wound

   Synonyms: tarak, iwa, ulos, tasak

3. piercing; sticking (of a sharp instrument)

   Synonyms: tusok, duro, pagtutusok, pagduduro

4. cramming (into a container)

   Synonyms: pagsaksak, siksik, pagsisiksik, pasak, busaksak

5. extreme of (usually with ng)

   Synonyms: ubod, sukdulan

6. plugging (of an electrical appliance)

Derived terms

• ipanaksak
• isaksak
• magsaksak
• magsaksakan
• masaksak
• pagsaksak
• pagsasaksakan
• panaksak
• saksakan
• saksakin
• sumaksak

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsaksak/ [ˈsak.sɐk]
• Rhymes: -aksak
• Syllabification: sak‧sak

Noun

saksak (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔)

1. long-tailed bush-warbler (Locustella caudata, syn. Bradypterus caudatus)

Further reading

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

Tok Pisin

Noun

saksak

1. sago