usig
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusiʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qusiʀ. Compare Malay usir.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔusiɡ/ [ˈʔu.sɪɡ]
- Rhymes: -usiɡ
- Syllabification: u‧sig
Noun edit
usig (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐᜒᜄ᜔)
- investigation; inquiry (about something)
- Synonyms: siyasat, pagsisiyasat
- persecution
- Synonyms: pagpapahirap, pagpaparusa
- prosecution
- Synonyms: litis, paglilitis, pag-uusig