sa
Pronunciation: /sa/
“sa” is a Tagalog word. Its 13 meanings in English:
preposition
- the recipient or beneficiary of an action: to, for
- the location of an entity or action: in; at; on (not used in a positive equational sentence)
- the place of origin or where one is a native of: from, of (usually with galing or tubo)
- the time of occurence: at; on; in; during (of a year, month, day of the week, time of day, etc.)
- movement or direction towards a location: to, toward
- accompaniment or association: with; together with; in company with
- a prescribed point in time when something occurred: upon; on; at the time of
- the cause of an occurence: due to; from; of
- the basis for an action to happen: on the basis of; on
- the utilization and dependence on something: on; through the use of
- used in comparisons: than
- used in combination with other words to form more specific prepositional phrases
noun
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *sa. Compare Central Bikol sa, Cebuano sa, Hiligaynon sa, Waray-Waray ha, Tausug ha, and Gorontalo ta.
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