nigo

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀinu.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ni‧go
• IPA^(key): /ˈniɡo/ [ˈn̪i.ɡo]

Noun

nígo

1. a winnowing basket

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• igo

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ni‧go
• IPA^(key): /ˈniɡoʔ/ [ˈn̪i.ɡoʔ]

Adjective

nigò

1. fitting; proper; suitable

   Synonyms: husto, angay

Derived terms

• kaniguan
• manigo

 

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀinu. Compare Malay nyiru.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ni‧go
• IPA^(key): /ˈniɡo/ [ˈn̪i.ɡo]

Noun

nigo

1. a winnowing basket

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈniɡoʔ/ [ˈn̪iː.ɣoʔ]
• Rhymes: -iɡoʔ
• Syllabification: ni‧go

Noun

nigò (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜄᜓ)

1. fortune; good luck; fortuitousness

   Synonym: kapalaran

2. prosperity
3. (obsolete) act of hitting what is shot

   Synonyms: tama, igo

Derived terms

• ikanigo
• inigo
• kaniguan
• magpanigo
• manigo
• numigo
• panigo

 

Further reading

• “nigo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

Anagrams

• Niog, niog, inog