bigkis
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Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀkəs. Compare Bikol Central bugkos, Cebuano bugkos, and Malay berkas.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biɡˈkis/ [bɪɡˈkis]
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: big‧kis
Noun[edit]
bigkís (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜃᜒᜐ᜔)
- girdle; abdominal band
- bundle consisting of parts or units bound together
- (figurative) bond; union; unity
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “bigkis” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “bigkis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*beRkes”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Categories:
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/is
- Rhymes:Tagalog/is/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script