palag
Cebuano
editPronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: pa‧lag
Verb
editpalag
- to fend off
Tagalog
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˈlaɡ/ [pɐˈlaɡ̚]
- Rhymes: -aɡ
- Syllabification: pa‧lag
Noun
editpalág (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜄ᜔)
- wiggling or squirming (as of fish)
- jerking of legs or feet in tantrums
- Synonym: pasag
- (figuratively) act of resistance; fighting back; retaliation
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “palag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018