alagad

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• agad — dialectal, "l"-elision (only in the senses "to rely" and "to await")

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *alagad.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈɡad/ [ʔɐ.l̪ɐˈɡad̪]
• Hyphenation: a‧la‧gad

Verb Root

alagád (Badlit spelling ᜀᜎᜄᜇ᜔)

1. to rely on someone; to follow someone's will or decision

   Synonym: salig

   Mag-agad ra 'ko sa inyong sabot.

   I will go after whatever it is you guys decide.

   Dako na ka, ayaw na pag-agad sa imong mama.

   You are now grown-up, you must not have to rely on your mom.

2. (dated) to wait for someone to do something

Conjugation

Conjugation for alagad (mo- )

affix		mo-
root word		alagad
trigger		actor
aspect
infinitive		moalagad
past/present inchoative		mialagad nialagad
future/habitual inchoative		moalagad
imperative		pag-alagad

Conjugation for alagad (mag- )

affix		mag-
root word		alagad
trigger		actor
aspect
infinitive		mag-alagad
past/present inchoative		nag-alagad
future/habitual inchoative		mag-alagad
imperative		pag-alagad

Conjugation for alagad (-on )

affix		-on
root word		alagad
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		alagdon
past/present inchoative		gialagad
future/habitual inchoative		alagdon
imperative		alagda

Conjugation for alagad (-an )

affix		-an
root word		alagad
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		alagdan
past/present inchoative		gialagdan
future/habitual inchoative		alagdan
imperative		alagdi

Derived terms

• agad-agad
• agalon
• alagad
• ulualagad

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlaɡad/ [ʔɐˈl̪a.ɡɐd̪]
• Hyphenation: a‧la‧gad

Noun

alagad (Badlit spelling ᜀᜎᜄᜇ᜔)

1. servant

   Synonym: binatonan

2. employee

   Synonym: empleyado

3. services rendered

   Synonym: serbisyo

Conjugation

Conjugation for alagad (mo- )

affix		mo-
root word		alagad
trigger		actor
aspect
infinitive		moalagad
past/present inchoative		mialagad nialagad
future/habitual inchoative		moalagad
imperative		pag-alagad

Conjugation for alagad (mag- )

affix		mag-
root word		alagad
trigger		actor
aspect
infinitive		mag-alagad
past/present inchoative		nag-alagad
future/habitual inchoative		mag-alagad
imperative		pag-alagad

Conjugation for alagad (-on )

affix		-on
root word		alagad
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		alagdon
past/present inchoative		gialagad
future/habitual inchoative		alagdon
imperative		alagda

Conjugation for alagad (-an )

affix		-an
root word		alagad
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		alagdan
past/present inchoative		gialagdan
future/habitual inchoative		alagdan
imperative		alagdi

Derived terms

• alagad sa balaod
• alagad sa sakyanan
• alagdon
• kaalagaran
• maalagaron

Verb Root

alagad (Badlit spelling ᜀᜎᜄᜇ᜔)

1. to serve; to work as a servant or employee
2. to attend to, care for

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlaɡad/ [ʔaˈl̪a.ɡad̪]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: a‧la‧gad

Conjunction

alágad (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎᜄᜇ᜔)

1. but; however; yet

   Synonyms: pero, ugaring

Hanunoo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *alagad (“to wait”). Compare Cebuano alagad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈɡad/ [ʔa.laˈɡɐd]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: a‧la‧gad

Noun

alagád (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜮᜤᜧ᜴)

1. waiting

   Mag-alagad dapo!

   Wait for a while!

Derived terms

• alagda
• alagdon

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 24
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*alagád”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Philippine *alagad.

Noun

alagad or alagád

1. employee; follower; servant

Verb

alagád

1. to wait for someone

Verb

alágad

1. to serve

Ilocano

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Philippine *alagad. Compare Cebuano alagad (“to rely on”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈɡad/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈɡad]
• Hyphenation: a‧la‧gad

Noun

alagád (Kur-itan spelling ᜀᜎᜄᜇ᜔)

1. model
2. example
3. standard

Usage notes

• Unlike in Tagalog and other Philippine languages, where alagad means “follower”, “disciple”, or “servant”, the Ilocano word means “what is followed”, “model”, “guide”, “pattern”, or “standard”. As a root word, variations can mean “regulation”, “constitution”, “design”, or “to follow rules or plans”, where the verb is similar to the ones in Tagalog and other Philippine languages (e.g., pagalagaden, umalagad, alagaden).

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• alagar — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈɡad/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈɣad̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: a‧la‧gad

Noun

alagád (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜄᜇ᜔)

1. follower; disciple

   Synonyms: tauhan, disipulo

2. apostle

   Synonym: apostol

3. servant; helper; assistant

   Synonyms: alila, lingkod, asistente, serbidor

Derived terms

• alagad ng batas
• alagarin
• gawalagad
• magkaalagad

Further reading

• “alagad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• “alagad”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.

Anagrams

• dalaga, Dalaga

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *alagad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈɡad/, [ʔa.laˈɡad]

Noun

alagád

1. employee; follower; servant

Verb

alagád

1. to serve
2. to obey