gasgas

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gasgas (“rub, abrade”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡasˈɡas/ [ɡɐsˈɡas]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: gas‧gas

Adjective

gasgás (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜐ᜔ᜄᜐ᜔)

  1. scraped; scratched; made thin; worn out (due to friction or constant use)
    Synonyms: kaskas, dasdas, kakas
  2. hoarse (of one's voice)
    Synonyms: paos, malat
  3. (figurative) overused; cliché
    Synonym: korni

Derived terms
  • gasgasan
  • gasgasin
  • gumasgas
  • magasgas
  • paggasgas
  • pagkagasgas

Noun

gasgás (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜐ᜔ᜄᜐ᜔)

  1. portion of an object that was scraped, made thin, or worn out (due to friction or constant use)
  2. (medicine) abrasion
    Synonym: galos
  3. act of applying friction to make an object scraped, made thin, or worn out (due to friction or constant use)

See also

Further reading
  • “gasgas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*gasgas”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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