tagis

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈɡis/ [t̪ɐˈɣis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: ta‧gis

Noun

tagís (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄᜒᜐ᜔)

1. act of sharpening lightly on a hone or whetstone (of a razor, knife, etc.)

   Synonyms: lagis, paglalagis

2. (figurative) sharp disagreement or opposition; clash; conflict

   Synonyms: laban, paglalaban

Derived terms

• itagis
• magtagis
• magtagisan
• tagisan
• tagisang bato
• tagisang-lawin
• tumagis

 

Anagrams

• astig, tigas