Wiktionary

pigsa

Bikol Central edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pi(ʀ)sa.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /piɡˈsa/, [piɡˈsa]
  • Hyphenation: pig‧sa

Noun edit

pigsá (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)

  1. (medicine) boil

Tagalog edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Philippine *pəʀsa. Compare Ibaloi pelsa, Kapampangan tigsa, Hiligaynon pugsa, and Maranao pese. Possibly related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pi(ʀ)sa.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: pig‧sa
  • IPA(key): /piɡˈsa/, [pɪɡˈsa]

Noun edit

pigsá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)

  1. (medicine) boil
  2. abscess; tumor; lump

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: pig‧sa
  • IPA(key): /piɡˈsaʔ/, [pɪɡˈsaʔ]

Adjective edit

pigsâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)

  1. drenched; soaked; wet through and through
    Synonyms: mamad, tigmak

Further reading edit

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