bigat
Gothic edit
Romanization edit
bigat
- Romanization of 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐍄
Ilocano edit
Noun edit
bigat
Limos Kalinga edit
Adverb edit
bigát
Lubuagan Kalinga edit
Adverb edit
bigat
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *bəʀəqat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀəqat. Cognate with Kapampangan bayat, Cebuano bug-at, Hiligaynon bug-at, Indonesian and Malay berat.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˈɡat/ [bɪˈɣat]
- Syllabification: bi‧gat
- (dialectal) IPA(key): /biɡˈʔat/ [bɪɡˈʔat]
- Syllabification: big‧at
- Rhymes: -at
Noun edit
bigát (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄᜆ᜔)
- weight
- Synonym: timbang
- Ang bigat ni Anna ay 75 lbs.
- The weight of Anna is 75 lbs.
- (figurative) graveness; gravity of a situation
- Ang bigat ng kanyang pagkalugi ay nagbigay sa negosyante ng maraming gabing walang tulog.
- The gravity of his bankruptcy gave the businessman many sleepless nights.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “bigat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018