bigatin

Tagalog

Etymology

From bigat +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈɡatin/ [bɪˈɣa.tɪn]
• Rhymes: -atin
• Syllabification: bi‧ga‧tin

Adjective

bigatin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄᜆᜒᜈ᜔)

1. having influence with important and powerful people

   Synonyms: malakas, maimpluwensiya

2. (colloquial) wealthy

   Synonym: mayaman

3. (colloquial) prominent; famous

   Synonyms: bantog, kilala, sikat, tanyag, prominente

Noun

bigatin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄᜆᜒᜈ᜔)

1. big shot; person of importance or influence

   Synonym: malaking tao

Related terms

• mabigat

Further reading

• “bigatin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN