afsaag
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch afzagen, from Middle Dutch afsagen. Equivalent to af + saag.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
afsaag (present saag af, present participle afsagende, past participle afgesaag)
- (transitive) to saw off
- Toe sy die takke snoei met 'n saag, het sy haar arm afgesaag.
- When she was pruning branches with a saw, she sawed her arm off.