laglag

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from a reduplication of Hokkien (lak, to fall; to drop).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: lag‧lag
  • IPA(key): /laɡˈlaɡ/, [lɐɡˈlaɡ]

Adjective

laglág

  1. fallen (as of fruits from a tree)
    Synonyms: bagsak, bumagsak, lagpak
  2. failed (in an examination)
    Synonyms: bagsak, hulog, lagpak, bumagsak, di-pasado, di-pumasa
  3. (euphemistic) aborted; deliberately miscarried

Derived terms

Noun

laglág

  1. fall (of an object from a height)
    Synonyms: bagsak, hulog, lagpak, paglagpak, pagkahulog
  2. dropping from a height
    Synonyms: paglalagpak, paghuhulog
  3. failure (in an examination)
    Synonyms: bagsak, pagbagsak, lagpak, pagkahulog, di-pagpasa
  4. (euphemistic) abortion; forced miscarriage
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