Meaning of "pawn"

pawn •

v.
• • to leave something with another person as security that borrowed money will be returned, to pledge: magsangla, isangla

n.
• • 1. something left as a security: sangla
  • 2. in pawn, being in anothers possession as security: nakasangla, nasasangla

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n.
• • 1. anything that binds: bigkis, gapos, tali, buklod
  • 2. a prisoners bonds: gapos, posas
  • 3. bail: piyansa
  • 4. a guarantee: garantiya, panagot
  • 5. a pledge, pawn: sangla
  • 6. a binding force, unity: pagkakaisa
  • 7. a certificate given, esp. by a government, for money borrowed: bono

v.
• • magsanla', isanla' (mag:i-) to pawn, to mortgage. Isanla mo ang singsing ko. Pawn my ring.

n.
• • laborer, unskilled or semiskilled worker, pawn (in chess)