hagilap

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /haˈɡilap/ [hɐˈɣiː.lɐp̚]
  • Rhymes: -ilap
  • Syllabification: ha‧gi‧lap

Noun

hagilap (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜄᜒᜎᜉ᜔)

  1. effort to grope for something (in the dark, obscurity, or underwater)
    Synonyms: kapa, kapkap, apuhap, halugap, haguhap

Derived terms

  • hagilapin
  • humagilap
  • maghagilap
  • paghagilap
  • paghahagilap

Further reading

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