alagad

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlaɡad/, [ʔaˈl̪a.ɡad̪]

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• Hyphenation: a‧la‧gad

Conjunction

alágad (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎᜄᜇ᜔)

1. but; however; yet

   Synonyms: pero, ugaring

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧la‧gad
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlaɡad/, [ʔʌˈl̪a.ɡʌd̪]

Noun

alagad

1. servant

   Synonym: binatonan

2. employee

   Synonym: empleyado

3. services rendered

   Synonym: serbisyo

Verb

alagad

1. to serve; to work as a servant or employee
2. to attend; to care for

Derived terms

Derived terms

• alagad sa balaod (“law officer”)
• alagad sa sakyanan (“crew”)
• alagdon (“requiring intensive care”)
• kaalagaran (“duty”)
• maalagaron (“serving conscientiously”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *alagad.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧la‧gad
• IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈɡad/, [ʔʌ.l̪ʌˈɡad̪]

Verb

alagád

1. to wait for someone to do something

Derived terms

• agad-agad (“to delay something until something happens; to delay something to wait for someone”)
• ulualagad

Hiligaynon

Noun

alagad or alagád

1. employee; follower; servant

Verb

alagád

1. to wait for someone

Verb

alágad

1. to serve

Ilocano

Etymology

Austronesian. Unlike in Tagalog and other Filipino languages, which means disciple or servant, the word is unique to Ilocano. By itself, it means model, guide, pattern and standard. As a root word, variations can mean regulation, constitution, design or to follow rules or plans (e.g., pagalagaden, umalagad, alagaden)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧la‧gad
• IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈɡad/, [ʔɐlɐˈɡad]

Noun

alagád

1. model
2. example
3. standard

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• alagar — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈɡad/, [ʔɐ.lɐˈɣad]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: a‧la‧gad

Noun

alagád (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜄᜇ᜔)

1. follower; disciple

   Synonyms: tauhan, disipulo

2. apostle

   Synonym: apostol

3. servant; helper; assistant

   Synonyms: alila, lingkod, asistente, serbidor

Derived terms

• alagad ng batas
• alagarin
• gawalagad
• magkaalagad

 

Further reading

• “alagad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “alagad”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024

Waray-Waray

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈɡad/, [ʔa.laˈɡad]

Noun

alagád

1. employee; follower; servant

Verb

alagád

1. to serve
2. to obey