perdegana
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- perdigana
- pyerde gana
- piyerde gana
Etymology
From Spanish pierde gana (“loses, wins”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: per‧de‧ga‧na
- IPA(key): /ˌpeɾdeˈɡana/, [ˌpeɾ.deˈɣa.nɐ]
Noun
pérdegána (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜄᜈ)
- (games, sometimes gambling) a game mode where the loser by the regular rules wins (such as in checkers)
Related terms
- gana
- ganado
- perder
See also
- dama
References
- “perdegana” in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018.