laglag

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *rəgrə́g. Compare Ilocano regreg (“fall”), Bikol Central ragrag (“crumbs”), and Cebuano dagdag (“fall”). Possibly related to Hokkien 落 (lak, “to fall; to drop”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

laglág (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄ᜔ᜎᜄ᜔)

  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
  5. (figurative, colloquial) betrayal

Derived terms

Adjective

laglág (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄ᜔ᜎᜄ᜔)

  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

Further reading
  • “laglag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*regrég”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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