saglit

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saɡˈlit/, [sɐɡˈlit]

• IPA^(key): /saɡˈlet/, [sɐɡˈlɛt] (colloquial)
• Hyphenation: sag‧lit

Noun

saglít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

1. instant; brief moment

   Synonym: sandali

   Bigyan mo ako ng isang saglit at magpapalit lang ako ng damit. ― Give me one moment and I’ll just change (my) clothes.

   Saglit ko lang nilunok ang kapsulang pandiyeta. ― It only takes a moment to take the diet capsule.

2. second (1/60 of a minute)

   Synonyms: segundo, (uncommon) sandali

3. going in a hurry for a very short time (to a certain person or place)

   Synonym: pagsaglit

Derived terms

• isaglit
• masaglit
• pagsaglit
• pasaglit
• pasaglit-saglit
• pasaglit-saglitin
• pasaglitin
• saglitan
• saglitin

 

Adjective

saglít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

1. brief; for a short while

   Synonym: sandali

   Nagmeryenda lang ako nang saglit bago ako bumalik sa trabaho. ― I had a brief snack before I went back to work.