alaga

Botolan Sambal

Etymology 1

Noun

alagà

1. something or someone one takes care of
2. pet

Derived terms

• alagaan
• alagaen
• ialaga
• ma
• magalaga
• mangalaga

 

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Malay harga.

Noun

alagâ

1. price; value; worth

Adjective

alagâ

1. important; precious; valuable

Catalan

Etymology

Pre-Roman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈla.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈla.ɣa]

Noun

alaga f (plural alagues)

1. Scots pine

   Synonym: pi roig

Further reading

• “alaga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Estonian

Noun

alaga

1. comitative singular of ala

Galician

Verb

alaga

1. inflection of alagar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Limos Kalinga

Noun

alaga

1. flying ant

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈla.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈla.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈla.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈla.ɡɐ/ [ɐˈla.ɣɐ]

• Hyphenation: a‧la‧ga
• Rhymes: -aɡɐ

Verb

alaga

1. inflection of alagar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jaga, from Pali jagga, from Sanskrit जागर्ति (jāgarti, “watch over”), जागृ (jāgṛ, “awakening”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlaɡaʔ/ [ʔɐˈlaː.ɣɐʔ] (“care; ward; pet”, noun; “under someone's care”, adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aɡaʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈɡaʔ/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈɣaʔ] (“well-cared for”, adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: a‧la‧ga

Noun

alagà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜄ)

1. care; caution
2. ward (someone or something being cared for)
3. pet

Derived terms

• alagaan
• alagain
• alagang-alaga
• ipaalaga
• mag-alaga
• mangalaga
• paalagaan
• pag-aalaga
• pangalagaan
• pangangalaga
• tagaalaga
• tagapag-alaga
• tagapangalaga

 

Adjective

alagà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜄ)

1. under the care of someone (of a person, animal, plant, etc.)

Adjective

alagâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜄ)

1. well-kept; well-cared for; carefully tended

References

• “alaga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “alaga”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024