saksak
Bariai
Adjective
saksak
References
- Steve Gallagher, Peirce Baehr, Bariai Grammar Sketch (2005)
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *saksak (“to stab”), from Proto-Austronesian *səksək (“to stuff, cram in; be crowded”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsaksak/ [ˈsak.sak]
- Hyphenation: sak‧sak
Noun
sáksák (plural saraksak, Basahan spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔)
Derived terms
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sak‧sak
- IPA(key): /ˈsaksak/ [ˈs̪ak.s̪ɐk]
Verb
saksak
- to riffle, to shuffle
- (electronics, electrical appliance) to plug in; connect
Samoan Plantation Pidgin
Etymology
Unknown
Noun
saksak
References
- Peter, Mühlhäusler (1983) “Samoan Plantation Pidgin English and the origin of New Guinea Pidgin”, in Ellen Woolford and William Washabaugh, editors, The Social Context of Creolization, Ann Arbor: Karoma, pages 28-76
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *saksak (“to stab”), from Proto-Austronesian *səksək (“to stuff, cram in; be crowded”). Doublet of siksik.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sakˈsak/ [sɐkˈsak̚]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: sak‧sak
Noun
saksák (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔)
- stabbing; thrust; (with a knife or any pointed instrument)
- stab wound
- piercing; sticking (of a sharp instrument)
- cramming (into a container)
- extreme of (usually with ng)
- plugging (of an electrical appliance)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsaksak/ [ˈsak.sɐk̚]
- Rhymes: -aksak
- Syllabification: sak‧sak
Noun
saksak (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔)
Further reading
- “saksak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tok Pisin
Noun
saksak