haligi

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈliɡi/ [haˈliː.ɡi]
• Rhymes: -iɡi
• Syllabification: ha‧li‧gi

Noun

halígi

1. column; post; mainstay; support (of a house)

   Si Nanay ro haligi ku atong baeay.

   Mother is the mainstay of our home.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ha‧li‧gi

Noun

haligi

1. post; pillar
2. pillar (strong member of an organization)
3. head; mainstay
4. (humorous) penis

Verb

haligi

1. to use as a post

Chamorro

Etymology

Borrowed from a Central Philippine language, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi. The expected reflex is **guahigi.

Noun

haligi

1. latte stone, pillar

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.

Noun

haligi

1. pillar
2. post

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• halige

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi. Compare Central Bikol harigi, Cebuano haligi, Dupaningan Agta adigi, Ilocano adigi, Mansaka arigi, Tetum riin, Wolio arii, and Yogad arigi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haˈliɡi/ [hɐˈliː.ɣɪ], (colloquial) /haˈliɡe/ [hɐˈliː.ɣɛ]
• Rhymes: -iɡi
• Syllabification: ha‧li‧gi

Noun

haligi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜄᜒ)

1. post; pillar; column

   Synonyms: poste, kolumna, pilar

2. (figurative) outstanding figure (in an institution or movement)

Derived terms

• haligi ng tahanan
• haligihan
• haligihin
• limang haligi
• maipanghaligi

Descendants

• → Spanish: harigue

Further reading

• “haligi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*SadiRi”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI