palag

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Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pa‧lag

Verb[edit]

palag

  1. to fend off

Tagalog[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

palág (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜄ᜔)

  1. wiggling or squirming (as of fish)
    Synonyms: pasag, pusag, pusaw, kisaw, kisay
  2. jerking of legs or feet in tantrums
    Synonym: pasag
  3. (figuratively) act of resistance; fighting back; retaliation
    Synonyms: pagtutol, paglaban

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Further reading[edit]

  • “palag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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