higpit
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *hig(ə)pít. Possibly from a syncopic form of *higipit, from hi- + gipit. Compare Kapampangan igpit.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
higpít (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄ᜔ᜉᜒᜆ᜔)
- tightness; firmness (of a hold, bite, fitting, etc.)
- Synonyms: kahigpitan, hapit, igting, tibay, sikip
- strictness; rigidity
- Synonyms: kahigpitan, kaestriktuhan
- stiffness; intensity (of contests, games, etc.)
- tautness; tightness
- Synonyms: bagting, kabagtingan