Meaning of "alaga"

alaga •

n.
• • pet, ward, person, animal or thing being taken care of

v.
• • mag-alaga, alagaan (mag-:-an) to take care of, to raise, to bring up. Alagaan mo ang iyong kapatid. (You) take care of your brother (or sister).

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care

v.
• • 1. to look after: mag-alaga, alagaan, mang-alaga, pangalagaan, tumingin, tingnan
  • 2. to protect, to have custody of: kumalinga, kalingain
  • 3. to rear or provide for: mag-ampon, ampunin, mag-aruga, arugain
  • 4. to support: magsustento, sustentuhin
  • 5. to solicitously take care of one in need: magkandili, kumandili, kandilihin
  • 6. to care about, to be concerned about, etc.: mag-intindi, intindihin, magasikaso, asikasuhin
  • 7. to take care, to be careful: mag-ingat, ingatan, pag-ingatan

n.
• • 1. thought or thoughtfulness: pag-aalaala
  • 2. worry: pagkabalisa
  • 3. attention: pag-iintindi, pag-aasikaso
  • 4. charge: pamamahala
  • 5. love: pagmamahal
  • 6. looking after: pag-aalaga, pag-aaruga
  • 7. being careful: pag-iingat, kaingatan

charge

v.
• • 1. to ask as a price, put a price on: sumingil, singilin, maghalaga, halagahan, magpabayad, papagbayarin
  • 2. to put down as a bet: ilista,
  • 3. to attack: sumalakay, salakayin, lumusob, lusubin, umatake, atakihin, dumaluhong, daluhungin
  • 4. to order: mag-utos, utusan, iutos
  • 5. to charge in court: magsakdal, isakdal, maghabla, ihabla
  • 6. to accuse someone of: magbintang, pagbintangan, magparatang, paratangan
  • 7. to have, or be in charge of: mamahala, pamahalaan, mangalaga, pangalagaan, mag-alaga, alagaan

n.
• • 1. a price: halaga, singil, bayad
  • 2. a duty or task: tungkulin
  • 3. a criminal charge: sakdal, habla
  • 4. command: utos
  • 5. custody, care: bahala, alaga, pag-aalaga
  • 6. a responsibility: pananagutan, sagutin
  • 7. an attack: salakay, pagsalakay, lusob, paglusob, daluhong, pagdaluhong

rear

n.
• • 1. the back: likod
  • 2. the hind part: hulihan

adj.
• • at the back, behind: sa huli (hulihan), panghuli, panlikod, sa likod (likuran)

v.
• • 1. to make grow, to bring up: magpalaki, palakihin
  • 2. to care for: mag-aruga, arugain, mag-alaga, alagaan
  • 3. to set up, to build: magtayo, itayo
  • 4. to raise, to lift up: magtaas, itaas
  • 5. to rise on hind legs: suminta

guardian

n.
• • a person who takes care of another or of some special thing: katiwala, tagapag-alaga, tagapagtanggol

raise

v.
• • 1. to lift up, to put up: magtaas, itaas, pataasin
  • 2. to build, to set up: magtayo, magpatayo, ipagpatayo, itayo
  • 3. to make higher or larger: magpataas, pataasin, taasan, itaas, magpalaki, palakihin, lakhan, palakhan
  • 4. to make grow, to help to grow: magtanim, itanim, tamnan, maghalaman, halamanin, mag-alaga, alagaan
  • 5. to give a higher salary: umentuhan
  • 6. to solicit contributions, money, etc.: mangilak, ipangilak, mag-ipon, ipag-ipon
  • 7. to bring together, to gather, to organize: magtatag, itatag, magtipon, ipatipon
  • 8. to lift from the ground: bumuhat, buhatin, bumuhat, buhatin, umangat, angatin

n.
• • 1. an increase in amount, price, etc.: ang itinaas (naparagdag) na halaga
  • 2. an increase in salary: umento, dagdag na sahod

nurse

n.
• • a person who takes care of the sick, etc.: nars, narses

v.
• • 1. to act as a nurse for sick people: mag-alaga ng may sakit, alagaan ang maysakit
  • 2. to nourish, make grow, protect: magsimpan, magtanim, mag-alaga
  • 3. to use or treat with special care: mag-alaga, alagaan
  • 4. to give milk to a baby: magpasuso, pasusuhin
  • 5. to suck milk from a mother: sumuso
  • 6. a wet nurse: mamay, sisiwa

shepherd

n.
• • 1. a man who takes care of sheeps: tagapag-alaga ng tupa, pastol ng mga tupa
  • 2. the Good Shepherd: Ang Mabuting Pastol

nurture

n.
• • rearing, bringing up, training: pagpapalaki, pag-aalaga

v.
• • to rear, bring up, care for, etc.: magpalaki, palakihin, mag-alaga, alagaan

attend

v.
• • 1. to be present at: dumalo, daluhan
  • 2. to take charge of: mag-asikaso, asikasuhin
  • 3. to care for: mag-alaga, alagaan
  • 4. to wait on, to go with: umasiste, asistihan, magsilbe, pagsilbihan, maglingkod, paglingkuran, humarap, harapin, umasikaso, asikasuhin
  • 5. to heed: makinig, pakinggan, dinggin
  • 6. to regard or listen to, to obey: sumunod, sundin, makinig, dinggin, pakinggan

farm

n.
• • land which a person uses to raise crops or animals: bukid, bukirin, sakahan, linang

v.
• • 1. to raise crops: magbukid, magsaka, maghalaman, magtanim
  • 2. to raise animals: maghayupan, mag-alaga ng mga hayop
  • 3. to farm out: ipasaka sa iba, magpaarenda, ipaarenda

keep

v.
• • 1. to put away something for safe-keeping: magtago, itago, magligpit, iligpit
  • 2. to have and not let go: mag-ingat, ingatan
  • 3. to have and take care of: mag-alaga, alagaan
  • 4. to take care of and protect: mangalaga, pangalagaan

conserve

v.
• • 1. to preserve from being used up, as forests and soil: mag-alaga, mangalaga, pangalagaan, alagaan
  • 2. to preserve fruits, etc.: mag-imbak, imbakin

hirap

adj.
• • mahirap (ma-) poor, difficult, hard, destitute

v.
• • humirap (-um-) to become difficult. Humirap ang buhay. Life became (more) difficult. mahirap (ma-)

v.
• • to be hard, difficult. Mahirap mag-alaga ng bata. It's hard to take care of children. hirin

n.
• • choking (by a lump in the throat)