igting

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • ikting

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iʀətəŋ (“stretched tightly”). Compare Ilocano irteng and Malay rentang.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiɡˈtiŋ/ [ʔɪɡˈt̪ɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Syllabification: ig‧ting

Noun

igtíng (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. tautness; tightness (of a tie, knot, bite, etc.)
    Synonyms: higpit, hapit
  2. intensity; seriousness (of rivalry, misunderstanding, etc.)
    Synonyms: tindi, lubha

Derived terms

  • igtingan
  • kaigtingan
  • maigting
  • paigtingin

See also

Further reading

  • “igting”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*iReteŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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