saglit

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saɡˈlit/, [sɐɡˈlit]

  • IPA(key): /saɡˈlet/, [sɐɡˈlɛt] (colloquial)
  • Hyphenation: sag‧lit

Noun

saglít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. instant; brief moment
    Synonym: sandali
    Bigyan mo ako ng isang saglit at magpapalit lang ako ng damit. ― Give me one moment and I’ll just change (my) clothes.
    Saglit ko lang nilunok ang kapsulang pandiyeta. ― It only takes a moment to take the diet capsule.
  2. second (1/60 of a minute)
    Synonyms: segundo, (uncommon) sandali
  3. going in a hurry for a very short time (to a certain person or place)
    Synonym: pagsaglit

Derived terms
  • isaglit
  • masaglit
  • pagsaglit
  • pasaglit
  • pasaglit-saglit
  • pasaglit-saglitin
  • pasaglitin
  • saglitan
  • saglitin

Adjective

saglít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. brief; for a short while
    Synonym: sandali
    Nagmeryenda lang ako nang saglit bago ako bumalik sa trabaho. ― I had a brief snack before I went back to work.
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