lagari

== Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay gergaji, ultimately from Sanskrit क्रकच (krakaca, “saw”). === Noun === lagari saw (tool) == Hiligaynon == === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay gergaji, ultimately from Sanskrit क्रकच (krakaca, “saw”). === Noun === lagari saw (tool) == Kapampangan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay gergaji, ultimately from Sanskrit क्रकच (krakaca, “saw”). === Noun === lagari saw (tool) == Mansaka == === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay gergaji, ultimately from Sanskrit क्रकच (krakaca, “saw”). === Noun === lagari saw (tool) == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === lagare — colloquial === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay gergaji, ultimately from Sanskrit क्रकच (krakaca, “saw”). Compare Kapampangan, Mansaka, Cebuano, and Hiligaynon lagari; Masbatenyo, Cuyunon, Central Bikol, and Waray-Waray lagadi; Ilocano ragadi; Hanunoo ragari; Aklanon eagari; and Tausug gawgari' (“file”). The slang sense came from the back and forth motion when sawing materials. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laˈɡaɾiʔ/ [lɐˈɣaː.ɾɪʔ], (colloquial) /laˈɡaɾeʔ/ [lɐˈɣaː.ɾɛʔ] (noun) Rhymes: -aɾiʔ IPA(key): /laɡaˈɾiʔ/ [lɐ.ɣɐˈɾɪʔ], (colloquial) /laɡaˈɾeʔ/ [lɐ.ɣɐˈɾɛʔ] (adjective) Rhymes: -iʔ Syllabification: la‧ga‧ri === Noun === lagarì (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜇᜒ) saw (tool) usage of a saw (figurative, slang) back and forth movement between different places consecutively Synonyms: papunta't pabalik, pagpabalik-balik ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === lagarî (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜇᜒ) cut with a saw; sawed === Further reading === “lagari”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “lagari”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Zorc, David Paul (1977), The Bisayan Dialects of the Philippines: Subgrouping and Reconstruction (Pacific Linguistics, Series C, No. 44)‎[1], Canberra: Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, page 213