sagasa

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧ga‧sa

Noun

sagasa

1. (mahjong) an instance of drawing the fourth tile of one's pung
2. the hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit साहस (sāhasa, “rashness”). Compare gahasa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /saˈɡasaʔ/ [sɐˈɣaː.sɐʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -asaʔ
  • IPA^(key): /saɡaˈsaʔ/ [sɐ.ɣɐˈsaʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: sa‧ga‧sa

Noun

sagasà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜄᜐ)

1. running over (with a vehicle)

   Synonym: pagsagasa

2. (figurative) going through of adversity with determination (such as difficulties, storm, flood, etc.)

Derived terms

• isagasa
• masagasa
• masagasaan
• pagsagasa
• pasagasa
• pasagasaaan
• sagasaan
• sagasain
• sumagasa

 

See also

• salasa

 

Adjective

sagasâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜄᜐ)

1. reckless; rash

   Synonyms: mapusok, pabigla-bigla, padaskol-daskol, walang-taros