bigatin
Tagalog
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˈɡatin/ [bɪˈɣaː.t̪ɪn̪]
- Rhymes: -atin
- Syllabification: bi‧ga‧tin
Adjective
editbigatin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄᜆᜒᜈ᜔)
- having influence with important and powerful people
- Synonyms: malakas, maimpluwensiya
- (colloquial) wealthy
- Synonym: mayaman
- (colloquial) prominent; famous
- Synonyms: bantog, kilala, sikat, tanyag, prominente
Noun
editbigatin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄᜆᜒᜈ᜔)
- big shot; person of importance or influence
- Synonym: malaking tao
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “bigatin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN