kaginsa-ginsa

Tagalog

Etymology

From ka- +‎ ginsa with reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaɡinˌsa ɡinˈsa/ [kɐ.ɣɪn̪ˌsa ɣɪn̪ˈsa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ka‧gin‧sa-gin‧sa

Adverb

kaginsá-ginsá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ)

  1. suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
    Synonyms: kaagad, agad-agad, bigla-bigla, biglaan, kapagdaka, pagkaraka, karingat-dingat, kamala-mala, walang ano-ano, walang kaabog-abog, kagyat, di-kaginsa-ginsa, kabod

Derived terms

  • di-kaginsa-ginsa

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.