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