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haligi

Aklanon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi.

Noun edit

haligi

  1. column; pillar; post

Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ha‧li‧gi

Noun edit

haligi

  1. post; pillar
  2. pillar (strong member of an organization)
  3. head; mainstay
  4. (humorous) penis

Verb edit

haligi

  1. to use as a post

Hiligaynon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.

Noun edit

haligi

  1. pillar
  2. post

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi. Compare Bikol Central harigi, Cebuano haligi, Dupaningan Agta adigi, Ilocano adigi, Mansaka arigi, Tetum riin, Wolio arii, and Yogad arigi. Doublet of sarili.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /haˈliɡi/, [hɐˈli.ɣɪ]

  • IPA(key): /haˈliɡe/, [hɐˈli.ɣɛ] (colloquial)
  • Hyphenation: ha‧li‧gi

Noun edit

haligi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜄᜒ)

  1. post; pillar; column
    Synonyms: poste, kolumna, pilar
  2. (figurative) outstanding figure (in an institution or movement)

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • → Spanish: harigue

Further reading edit

  • “haligi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*SadiRi”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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