bigat

Gothic

Romanization

bigat

1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐍄

Ilocano

Noun

bigat

1. morning
2. tomorrow

Limos Kalinga

Adverb

bigát

1. tomorrow

Lubuagan Kalinga

Adverb

bigat

1. tomorrow

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• big-at — dialectal

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bəʀəqat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀəqat. Cognate with Kapampangan bayat, Cebuano bug-at, Hiligaynon bug-at, Indonesian and Malay berat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈɡat/ [bɪˈɣat]
  • Syllabification: bi‧gat
• (dialectal) IPA^(key): /biɡˈʔat/ [bɪɡˈʔat]
  • Syllabification: big‧at
• Rhymes: -at

Noun

bigát (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄᜆ᜔)

1. weight

   Synonym: timbang

   Ang bigat ni Anna ay 75 lbs.

   The weight of Anna is 75 lbs.

2. (figurative) graveness; gravity of a situation

   Ang bigat ng kanyang pagkalugi ay nagbigay sa negosyante ng maraming gabing walang tulog.

   The gravity of his bankruptcy gave the businessman many sleepless nights.

Derived terms

• bigatan
• bigatin
• bumigat
• hilabigat
• kabigatan
• kapamigatan
• mabigat
• mabigat ang paa
• mabigat ang salapi
• mabigat panimbangan
• mabigatan
• magpabigat
• makabigat
• mamigat
• napakabigat
• pabigat
• pabigatan

 

Further reading

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