sunggab
Tagalog
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suŋˈɡab/ [sʊŋˈɡab̚]
- Rhymes: -ab
- Syllabification: sung‧gab
Noun
editsunggáb (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜄᜊ᜔)
- snatching; seizing suddenly (from someone)
- snatching with one's mouth
- sudden arrest (as of a wanted criminal)
- (figurative) sudden grabbing; sudden acceptance (of an offer, opportunity, etc.)