sagap

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *saʀap (“scoop up, skim from the surface”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɡap/ [ˈsaː.ɣɐp̚]
• Rhymes: -aɡap
• Syllabification: sa‧gap

Noun

sagap (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜄᜉ᜔)

1. skimming out from the surface of a liquid (of scum, etc.)

   Synonyms: halagap, paghalagap

2. something skimmed out from the surface of a liquid (such as scum, etc.)

   Synonyms: halagap, iskoma

3. inhalation; breathing in (of air, smoke, dust, etc.)
4. (figurative) picking up (of a rumor, information, contagion, telephone signal, etc.)
5. scooping with a small net

   Synonyms: salap, pagsalap

6. small net used to scoop

   Synonyms: panalap, panagap

7. (colloquial) signal (of internet, radio, television, etc.)

   Synonym: signal

Derived terms

• hinagap
• makasagap
• mapagsagap ng alimuom
• masagap
• pagsagap
• panagap
• sagapan
• sagapin
• sumagap

 

Further reading

• “sagap”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*saRap”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• pagas