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sagad

Pronunciation: /saˈɡad/

“sagad” is a Tagalog word. Its 11 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. reaching, touching down to the bottom
  2. penetrating; reaching through and through; reaching to the other side
  3. having reached the limit (of one's self-control)
  4. sunk to the hilt (of blades in their sheaths)
  5. having reached the end (of a kite's string)
  6. broke; penniless
  7. fully tired or exhausted
  8. used up; exhausted
  9. at the height of fame, success, impressive activity, grandeur, greatness, etc.

noun

  1. snare for catching birds, chickens, and other fowl (composed of a series of running nooses)
  2. catching of birds, chickens, and other fowl with such a snare

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sagád (“to reach the limit”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saʀad (“heavily loaded”).

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