"Sangga" is a word in TAGALOG, ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

sangga ILOKANO

Definition:

v. /MANG-:-EN/ to block, ward off, parry, deflect.

sangga ILOKANO

Definition:

v. /MAKI-: KA-/ to be the partner of in a table game.

sangga TAGALOG

Definition:

sangga1
Active Verb: sumangga
Definition: (verb) to shield; to obstruct for protection
2
Definition:
Notes:
Examples: Sumangga siya sa suntok ng kalaban. (He shielded himself against the punches of the enemy.)

sangga TAGALOG

Definition:

sangga
Definition: see sangga1 see sangga2 see sangga3

sangga CEBUANO

Definition:

sangga v [A2; a12] barge in on a conversation, games.
Ngá-nung musangga man ka nga wà ka man mahibalu sa ámung gisultíhan?
Why do you barge in when you dont know what we are talking about?
Ngánung sanggáhun man nímu ang dúlà ug dì ka paapilun?
Why do you force your way into the game if you are not supposed to participate?

sangga CEBUANO

Definition:

sangga n {1} in childrens games involving bets (of rubber bands and the like), ones partner with whom one pools his bets.
Pangáyù ug sigay sa ímung sangga ug mapildi ka, Ask for some more cowries from your partner if you lose.
{2} close friend.
Kaila ku kaáyu níya kay sangga ku siya sa ámung pagkabátà, I know him very well because he has been my chum since child-hood days.
v {1} [A2C; ac3] make s.
o.
his partner for games.
{2} [C1] be friends with s.
o.
ka- = sangga, n.

sangga HILIGAYNON

Definition:

sánggà - To put underneath, as a saucer,
or the like. Sanggaá sang pínggan ang
báso. Isánggà ang pínggan sa báso.
Sanggaí ang báso sang pínggan. Put the
plate under the glass.

sangga CEBUANO

Definition:

sanggà v {1} [A13; a12] be underneath s.t.
so that it supports or protects it.
Kanang língin nga nagsanggà sa misitíra plastik, That round thing the flower pot is resting on is plastic.
{2} [A3; a12] put s.t.
under s.t.
else.
Sanggáa ug batu ang halígi arun dílì suphun sa umug, Place a stone slab under the post so moisture cant penetrate.
{3} [A; a] catch s.t.
dripping or falling with a container.
Nagsanggà siya sa inágay nga túbig sa íyang kamut, He cupped his hands to catch the dripping water.
n saucer.

sangga TAGALOG

Definition:

sangga2
Active Verb: manangga
Passive Verb: sanggahin
Definition: (verb) to shield; to obstruct for protection
2
Definition:
Notes:
Examples: 1) Manangga ka ng suntok ng kalaban. (You should shield youself from the punch of the enemy.) 2) Sanggahin mo ang suntok ng kalaban. (Shield yourself from the punch of the enemy.)

Facebook Twitter

Few words of positivity

Compassion can be learned through example

Renae A. Sauter, An Empowered Life: Mind/Body/Spirit Empowerment

Browse for more inspirational quotes

WORD SUGGESTIONS

Laugh your heart out.

What did the snake say when he was offered a piece of cheese for dinner? Thank you, I'll just have a slither.

More laughs in Food

-a HILIGAYNON

-a - A suffix of verbs that have a passive in on. This suffix occurs in the following tenses: 1.) …