Meaning of sugat

encounter

meet

wound

v. 1. meet, approach from opposite directions. Dílì ka musúgat samtang maglatay na ku sa tabla, Don’t come across in the opposite direction while I am still walking along the plank. Nagkasúgat kami sa Magalyánis, We happened to meet downtown. Sugáta siya sa istasyunan, Meet him at the bus terminal; 2. welcome, greet heartily. Sugátun nátù siya sa usa ka masipáung pakpak, Let’s welcome him with a resounding applause; 3. meet the senses. Usa ka hínay nga hagíyus misúgat sa íyang dalunggan, A low hissing sound met his ears; n. the Roman Catholic ritual on Easter dawn which represents the meeting of Christ and the Blessed Virgin. Two groups start out from different houses, one group of women, carrying the image of the Holy Mother veiled on a cart, and the other, a group of men carrying an image of Christ on a cart. The two groups meet where an arch has been erected in which a child or several children dressed as angels (alilúya) are suspended. Upon the meeting of the two groups the angels are lowered and white pigeons are released, and one of the angels lifts the veil of the Holy Mother. The decorations used in this ceremony are gathered by the spectators for their magical properties. -in-an n. presents brought by a visitor.