higit
See also: hígít
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hiˈɡit/ [hɪˈɣit̪̚]
- Rhymes: -it
- Syllabification: hi‧git
Adverb
edithigít (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄᜒᜆ᜔)
- more (than)
- Higit sa tatlong oras na akong naghihintay sa kanya.
- I am waiting for him for more than three hours.
- better (than)
- Higit na gusto ko ang bagong bahay ko kaysa sa unang bahay ko.
- I like my new house better than my first house.
Derived terms
editNoun
edithigít (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄᜒᜆ᜔)
- excess; surplus
- surpassing
- advantage; quality of being better (than another)
- Synonyms: lamang, kalamangan, buti, kabutihan, bentaha, kabentahan
- difference; remainder
- Synonym: putal
Further reading
edit- “higit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018