palag

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧lag

Verb

palag

1. to fend off

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈlaɡ/ [pɐˈlaɡ]
• Rhymes: -aɡ
• Syllabification: pa‧lag

Noun

palág (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜄ᜔)

1. wiggling or squirming (as of fish)

   Synonyms: pasag, pusag, pusaw, kisaw, kisay

2. jerking of legs or feet in tantrums

   Synonym: pasag

3. (figuratively) act of resistance; fighting back; retaliation

   Synonyms: pagtutol, paglaban

Derived terms

• ipalag
• magpalag
• pagpalag
• palagan
• papalag-palag
• pumalag

 

See also

• kuyakoy
• liksi

 

Further reading

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