Sakay

aboard; on board; ride; to ridenoun / verb root

Alternative meanings

Being or going on board a vehicle; riding or traveling in a means of transportation. It is also the root for forms like mosakay, to board or get on a vehicle.

Pronunciation

SAH-kai

Root and affixes

Sakay is the root related to riding, boarding, or traveling in a vehicle. Mosakay means to board or get on; nisakay means boarded or got on; sakyanan means vehicle.

Variants or conjugations

sakay; mosakay; nisakay; pagsakay; makasakay; sakyanan; aboard a ship; aboard a plane

Related words and expressions

to board; vehicle; ship; airplane; bus; jeepney; trip; passenger; fare

Meaning and usage notes

For “on board,” Cebuano usually says sakay sa plus the vehicle, such as sakay sa barko, on board the ship. If Spanish “bordo” means edge or side, use daplin or kilid depending on context.