maligaw

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ ligaw (“stray; lost”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /maliˈɡaw/ [mɐ.lɪˈɣaʊ̯]
    • Rhymes: -aw
  • IPA^(key): /ˈmaliɡaw/ [ˌmaː.lɪˈɣaʊ̯] (indicates accidental action)
    • Rhymes: -aliɡaw
• Syllabification: ma‧li‧gaw

Verb

maligáw or máligáw (complete naligaw, progressive naliligaw, contemplative maliligaw, 4th actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜄᜏ᜔)

1. to get lost; to lose one's way

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for maligaw (Class IV) - ma intransitive verb

Root word				ligaw
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
Actor	ma-	maligaw	naligaw	naliligaw	maliligaw	kaliligaw1 kakaligaw
Locative	⁠ ka- -an	kaligawan	kinaligawan	kinakaligawan kinaliligawan	kakaligawan kaliligawan	⁠—
Instrument	ipang-	ipanligaw	ipinanligaw	ipinapanligaw	ipapanligaw	⁠—
Causative	ika-	ikaligaw	ikinaligaw	ikinaliligaw1 ikinakaligaw	ikaliligaw1 ikakaligaw	⁠—
1Used in formal contexts. 2Dialectal use only.

Indirect (pa-) verb forms

Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
Actor	magpa-	magpaligaw	nagpaligaw	nagpapaligaw	magpapaligaw	⁠kapaliligaw1 kapapaligaw kapagpapaligaw kakapaligaw
Actor-secondary	pa- -in	paligawin	pinaligaw	pinaliligaw pinapaligaw	paliligawin papaligawin	⁠—
Causative	ikapagpa-	ikapagpaligaw	ikinapagpaligaw	ikinapagpapaligaw1 ikinakapagpaligaw	ikapagpapaligaw1 ikakapagpaligaw	⁠—
1Used in formal contexts.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms

Direct action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	maka-	makaligaw	nakaligaw	nakaliligaw1 nakakaligaw	makaliligaw1 makakaligaw
Indirect action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	makapagpa-	makapagpaligaw	nakapagpaligaw	nakapagpapaligaw1 nakakapagpaligaw	makapagpapaligaw1 makakapagpaligaw
Actor-secondary	mapa-	mapaligaw	napaligaw	napaliligaw1 napapaligaw	mapaliligaw1 mapapaligaw
Causative	maikapagpa-	maikapagpaligaw	naikapagpaligaw	naikapagpapaligaw1 naikakapagpaligaw naiikapagpaligaw	maikapagpapaligaw1 maikakapagpaligaw maiikapagpaligaw
1Used in formal contexts.

Social (maki-) verb forms

Form	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Direct	maki-	makiligaw	nakiligaw	nakikiligaw	makikiligaw
Indirect	makipagpa-	makipagpaligaw	nakipagpaligaw	nakikipagpaligaw	makikipagpaligaw

Related terms

• iligaw
• magligaw

Anagrams

• maliwag, malawig