gagi

Norman

Etymology

From Old French guagier, from Frankish *waddi, *wadja, possibly through Vulgar Latin intermediate *wadiare, from *wadium.

Verb

gagi (gerund gag'gie)

1. (Jersey) to bet

Synonyms

• pathier

Derived terms

• gageux (“gambler”)

Related terms

• gageaille (“bet”)

Tagalog

Etymology

An alteration of gago.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɡiʔ/ [ˈɡaː.ɣɪʔ], /ˈɡaɡi/ [ˈɡaː.ɣɪ]
• Rhymes: -aɡiʔ, -aɡi
• Syllabification: ga‧gi

Adjective

gagì or gagi (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜄᜒ) (vulgar, offensive, minced oath)

1. Alternative form of gago

Noun

gagì or gagi (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜄᜒ) (vulgar, offensive, minced oath)

1. Alternative form of gago

Interjection

gagì or gagi (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜄᜒ) (vulgar, offensive, minced oath)

1. Alternative form of gago

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 50

West Makian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ɡi/

Noun

gagi

1. meat

Etymology 2

May be related to the other two.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ɡi/

Noun

gagi

1. blade of a knife

   peda da gagi ― blade of a machete

Etymology 3

May be related to the other two.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ɡi/

Verb

gagi

1. (transitive) to scratch

Conjugation

Conjugation of gagi (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tagagi	magagi	agagi
2nd person		nagagi	fagagi
3rd person	inanimate	igagi	dagagi
	animate
imperative		nagagi, gagi	fagagi, gagi

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[1], Pacific linguistics
• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics