List of Tagalog words starting with the letter S - Page 25

n. midwife's attendant

salag n. act of parrying, dodging or avoiding

salaghati n. resentment; displeasure

salagimsim n. foreboding; premonition

salagimsiman (sinasalagimsiman, sinalagimsiman, sasalagimsiman) v., inf. have a feeling that something bad is going to happen

salagin (sinasalag, sinalag, sasalagin) v., inf. parry; evade a stroke, weapon or a question

salaginto n., zoo. goldbug (insect) (Plusiotis resplendes)

salagoy n. light touch

salagubang n., zoo. species of beetle called "June beetle"

(sinasalahan, sinalahan, sasalahan) v., inf. miss; fail to hit (a target)

adj. stubborn; obstinate

(sinasala, sinala, sasalain) v., inf. 1. filter; 2. sieve

salakab n. fishtrap shaped like a basket

salakabin (sinasalakab, sinalakab, sasalakabin) v., inf. hoodwink someone into telling the truth [fig.]

salakasan n. use of superior force or influence

salakat n. kind of snare or trap

salakata n. 1. jolliness; 2. jolly fellow; 3. liveliness

n. 1. attack; 2. assault; invasion; 3. offence (US: offense)

salakayan n. 1. act of attacking one another; 2. simultaneous bombings (by airplanes)

(sinasalakay, sinalakay, sasalakayin) v., inf. 1. attack; 2. besiege; 3. assault; 4. raid