paligsa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay periksa, from Sanskrit परीक्षा (parīkṣā, “inspection, investigation, examination, test”). Later reanalyzed to be pa- +‎ ligsa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paliɡˈsa/ [pɐ.lɪɡˈsa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: pa‧lig‧sa

Noun

paligsá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)

  1. test; exercise
    Synonyms: pagsusulit, eksamen, pagsubok, pagsasanay
  2. act of testing, examining, or competing

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “paligsa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “paligsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 293

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