pigi

See also: Pi Gi

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

From Malay pergi.

Verb

pigi

1. to go

Alternative forms

• pi

References

• D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎^[1], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Ido

Noun

pigi

1. plural of pigo

Indonesian

Verb

pigi

1. slang form of pergi

Italian

Verb

pigi

1. inflection of pigiare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pigy, pig-y, pig-yi — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• pig-i — now dialectal, Marinduque
• pigyi — obsolete

Etymology

From Proto-Greater Central Philippine *pigʔiʔ (“buttocks”). Compare Waray-Waray pig-i and Tausug pigi'.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /piˈɡiʔ/ [pɪˈɣiʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: pi‧gi

Noun

pigî (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜄᜒ)

1. buttock; either half of the rump

   Synonyms: puwit, (western Marinduque) sasapnan

Further reading

• “pigi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018