agam-agam

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • agamagam

Etymology

Reduplication of agam.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔaɡam ˈʔaɡam/ [ˌʔa.ɣɐm ˈʔa.ɣɐm]
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  • Rhymes: -aɡam
  • Syllabification: a‧gam-a‧gam

Noun

agam-agam (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜋ᜔ᜀᜄᜋ᜔)

  1. worry; anxiety; foreboding; misgiving
    Synonyms: ligamgam, tigatig, balino, bagabag, balasaw, kaba, kutob, duda, alinlangan
  2. reflection; meditation
    Synonyms: bulaybulay, dilidili, gunam-gunam, pagwawari, salimsim

Derived terms
  • agam-agamin
  • mag-agam-agam

Further reading
  • “agam-agam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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