sagot

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sagút, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saʀut (“answer, reply”). Compare Indonesian sahut (“answer”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saˈɡot/ [sɐˈɣot̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ot
• Syllabification: sa‧got

sagót (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜄᜓᜆ᜔)

1. reply; response

   Synonyms: tugon, katugunan, pagtugon, pagsagot

2. answer; solution (to a problem)

   Synonyms: solusyon, kalutasan

3. (by extension) backtalk (verbal impudence or argument especially to someone of authority)
4. assumption of another's responsibility

   Synonyms: pananagot, pag-ako

5. (law) rebuttal

   Synonyms: ganting-matwid, ganting-katwiran, pagpapabulaan, pagpapasinungaling

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

• gatos, tagos