sagap

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *saʀap (scoop up, skim from the surface).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sagap (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜄᜉ᜔)

  1. skimming out from the surface of a liquid (of scum, etc.)
    Synonyms: halagap, paghalagap
  2. something skimmed out from the surface of a liquid (such as scum, etc.)
    Synonyms: halagap, iskoma
  3. inhalation; breathing in (of air, smoke, dust, etc.)
  4. (figurative) picking up (of a rumor, information, contagion, telephone signal, etc.)
  5. scooping with a small net
    Synonyms: salap, pagsalap
  6. small net used to scoop
    Synonyms: panalap, panagap
  7. (colloquial) signal (of internet, radio, television, etc.)
    Synonym: signal

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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