List of Tagalog words starting with the letter S - Page 18

n. labourers (US: laborers) hired from outside, with lower wages then given to locals

sakag n. small fishing net mounted between two poles in the form of an X

sakahan n. agricultural land; farm land

(sinasaka, sinaka, sasakahin) v., inf. farm; cultivate a peice of land

sakahin adj. arable

sakal adj. 1. choked; strangled; 2. very tight (e.g. a collar)

sakal-sakal adj. held tightly by the throat, with intention to choke

sakalan n. act of strangling each other

sakali adv. 1. in case; if; 2. perchance; perhaps

sakalin (sinasakal, sinakal, sasakalin) v., inf. choke; strangle; throttle

sakang 1. adj.; 2. n 1. bandy-legged; 2. state of being bowlegged; bowlegged person

sakarin n. saccharin (sweet substance from coal tar)

n. saccharin (sweet substance from coal tar)

n. grass for fodder

sakatihan n. field where grass for fodder is grown

sakay adj. on board

sakay n. 1. passenger; 2. load; cargo

sakay n. composition of types set and ready for one run on a printing machine

sakayan n. loading place

sakbat 1. n.; 2. adj. 1. band from the shoulder across the chest; 2. hanging in a sling