Bikol Central

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /kaˈɡat/ [kaˈɡat]

  • Hyphenation: ka‧gat

Noun

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kagát (Basahan spelling ᜃᜄᜆ᜔)

  1. bite

Derived terms

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See also

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Mansaka

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀat.

Verb

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kagat

  1. to bite

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀat (to bite), from Proto-Austronesian *kaʀaC (to bite). Compare Pangasinan kalat, Kapampangan ket, Bikol Central kagat, Cebuano kagat, and Karo Batak karat.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kagát (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜆ᜔)

  1. bite

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • kagat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kaRaC”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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