alagad

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlaɡad/ [ʔaˈl̪a.ɡad̪]

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• Hyphenation: a‧la‧gad

Conjunction

alágad (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎᜄᜇ᜔)

1. but; however; yet

   Synonyms: pero, ugaring

Alternative forms

• agad — dialectal, "l"-elision (only in the senses "to rely" and "to await")

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *alagad.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈɡad/ [ʔɐ.l̪ɐˈɡad̪]
• Hyphenation: a‧la‧gad

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlaɡad/ [ʔɐˈl̪a.ɡɐd̪]
• Hyphenation: a‧la‧gad

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *alagad (“to wait”). Compare Cebuano alagad

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈɡad/ [ʔa.laˈɡɐd]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: a‧la‧gad

Noun

alagád (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜮᜤᜧ᜴)

1. waiting

   Mag-alagad dapo!

   Wait for a while!

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 24
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*alagád”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Philippine *alagad.

Noun

alagad or alagád

1. employee; follower; servant

Verb

alagád

1. to wait for someone

Verb

alágad

1. to serve

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Philippine *alagad. Compare Cebuano alagad (“to rely on”). Unlike in Tagalog and other Philippine languages, where alagad means “follower”, “disciple”, or “servant”, the Ilocano word means “what is followed”, “model”, “guide”, “pattern”, or “standard”. As a root word, variations can mean “regulation”, “constitution”, “design”, or “to follow rules or plans”, where the verb is similar to the ones in Tagalog and other Philippine languages (e.g., pagalagaden, umalagad, alagaden).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧la‧gad
• IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈɡad/, [ʔɐlɐˈɡad]

Noun

alagád

1. model
2. example
3. standard

Alternative forms

• alagar — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈɡad/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈɣad̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: a‧la‧gad

Noun

alagád (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜄᜇ᜔)

1. follower; disciple

   Synonyms: tauhan, disipulo

2. apostle

   Synonym: apostol

3. servant; helper; assistant

   Synonyms: alila, lingkod, asistente, serbidor

Further reading

• “alagad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “alagad”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025

Anagrams

• dalaga, Dalaga

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *alagad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈɡad/, [ʔa.laˈɡad]

Noun

alagád

1. employee; follower; servant

Verb

alagád

1. to serve
2. to obey