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Norman

Etymology

From Old French guagier, from Frankish *waddi, *wadja, possibly through Vulgar Latin intermediate *wadiare, from *wadium.

Verb

gagi (gerund gag'gie)

  1. (Jersey) to bet

Synonyms

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

An alteration of gago.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡaɡiʔ/ [ˈɡaː.ɣɪʔ], /ˈɡaɡi/ [ˈɡaː.ɣɪ]
  • Rhymes: -aɡiʔ, -aɡi
  • Syllabification: ga‧gi

Adjective

gagì or gagi (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜄᜒ) (vulgar, offensive, minced oath)

  1. alternative form of gago

Noun

gagì or gagi (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜄᜒ) (vulgar, offensive, minced oath)

  1. alternative form of gago

Interjection

gagì or gagi (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜄᜒ) (vulgar, offensive, minced oath)

  1. alternative form of gago

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 50
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West Makian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

gagi

  1. meat

Etymology 2

May be related to the other two.

Pronunciation

Noun

gagi

  1. blade of a knife
    peda da gagi ― blade of a machete

Etymology 3

May be related to the other two.

Pronunciation

Verb

gagi

  1. (transitive) to scratch
Conjugation
More information singular, plural ...

References

  • James Collins (1982), Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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