paligsahan

See also: Paligsahan

Tagalog

Etymology

From paligsa +‎ -han.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paliɡˈsahan/ [pɐ.lɪɡˈsaː.hɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ahan
• Syllabification: pa‧lig‧sa‧han

Noun

paligsahan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜐᜑᜈ᜔)

1. competition (contest)

   Synonyms: patimpalak, timpalak, kompetisyon, kompetensiya, torneo

Derived terms

• magpaligsahan

Verb

paligsahan (complete pinaligsahan, progressive pinapaligsahan, contemplative papaligsahan, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜐᜑᜈ᜔)

1. (informal) short for ipaligsahan

Verb

paligsahan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜐᜑᜈ᜔)

1. (imperative, colloquial) short for pakiligsahan
2. (transitive, colloquial) short for nagpaligsahan

Further reading

• “paligsahan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018