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