ligsa

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly a back-formation from paligsa. See paligsa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liɡˈsa/ [lɪɡˈsa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: lig‧sa

Noun

ligsá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)

1. evacuation; exodus (as of a number of people)

   Synonyms: likas, paglikas

2. (obsolete) effort to find out (if one can overcome an opponent)
3. (obsolete) taking of a test, quiz, or contest (no longer used on its own except in derived terms)

   Synonyms: sulit, eksamen

Derived terms

• ligsahin
• lumigsa
• magligsa
• pagligsa

 

Related terms

• magpaligsa
• magpaligsahan
• paligsa
• paligsahan

 

See also

• subok
• tikim

 

References

• “ligsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018