Bariai

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Adjective

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saksak

  1. wild

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Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *saksak (to stab), from Proto-Austronesian *səksək (to stuff, cram in; be crowded).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsaksak/ [ˈsak.sak]
  • Hyphenation: sak‧sak

Noun

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sáksák (plural saraksak, Basahan spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔)

  1. stab
    Synonym: buno
  2. plugging (of an electrical appliance)
    Antonyms: tangkas, tanggal

Derived terms

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: sak‧sak
  • IPA(key): /ˈsaksak/ [ˈs̪ak.s̪ɐk]

Verb

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saksak

  1. to riffle, to shuffle
  2. (electronics, electrical appliance) to plug in; connect

Samoan Plantation Pidgin

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Etymology

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Unknown

Noun

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saksak

  1. breasts

References

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  • Peter, Mühlhäusler (1983) “Samoan Plantation Pidgin English and the origin of New Guinea Pidgin”, in Ellen Woolford and William Washabaugh, editors, The Social Context of Creolization, Ann Arbor: Karoma, pages 28-76

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *saksak (to stab), from Proto-Austronesian *səksək (to stuff, cram in; be crowded). Doublet of siksik.

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Noun

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saksák (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔)

  1. stabbing; thrust; (with a knife or any pointed instrument)
    Synonyms: pagsaksak, tarak, iwa, ulos, tasak
  2. stab wound
    Synonyms: tarak, iwa, ulos, tasak
  3. piercing; sticking (of a sharp instrument)
    Synonyms: tusok, duro, pagtutusok, pagduduro
  4. cramming (into a container)
    Synonyms: pagsaksak, siksik, pagsisiksik, pasak, busaksak
  5. extreme of (usually with ng)
    Synonyms: ubod, sukdulan
  6. plugging (of an electrical appliance)
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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saksak (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔)

  1. long-tailed bush-warbler (Locustella caudata, syn. Bradypterus caudatus)

Further reading

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  • saksak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tok Pisin

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Noun

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saksak

  1. sago