aligamgam

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaliɡamˈɡam/ [ʔɐ.lɪ.ɣɐmˈɡam]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: a‧li‧gam‧gam

Noun

aligamgám (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜄᜋ᜔ᜄᜋ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. act of stealing or pilfering (especially small things)
    Synonyms: umit, nakaw
  2. distrust; scruple; suspecting
    Synonym: agam-agam

Derived terms

  • aligamgaman
  • aligamgamin
  • mang-aligamgam
  • umaligamgam

Further reading

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