kagat

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀat (“to bite”), from Proto-Austronesian *kaʀaC (“to bite”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧gat
• IPA^(key): /kaˈɡat/ [kaˈɡat]

Noun

kagát

1. a bite

Derived terms

• kagaton
• magkagat
• makagat
• makakagat
• mangagat

 

See also

• libaka
• ludog
• simot
• singot
• tuka

 

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀat.

Verb

kagat

1. to bite

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀat (“to bite”), from Proto-Austronesian *kaʀaC (“to bite”). Compare Karo Batak karat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈɡat/ [kɐˈɣat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: ka‧gat

Noun

kagát (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜆ᜔)

1. bite

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• tagak