Mosakay

to board / to rideverb

Alternative meanings

to board; to get on a vehicle; to ride; to take transportation; to travel by vehicle

Pronunciation

moh-SAH-kai

Root and affixes

The root is sakay, meaning to get on, ride, take transportation, or travel in a vehicle. Mosakay is an actor-focus verb form for someone who will board or get on. Nisakay means someone boarded or got on.

Variants or conjugations

sakay; mosakay; misakay; nisakay; nagsakay; sakyon; sakayi; makasakay

Related words and expressions

sakyanan = vehicle; bus = bus; jeep = jeepney; barko = boat or ship; eroplano = airplane; biyahe = trip; pamasahe = fare

Meaning and usage notes

This entry uses abordar in the sense of boarding transportation. If you mean to address a topic, problem, or conversation, Cebuano usually uses hisgutan for discussing a topic or atubangon for facing or dealing with an issue.