pigsa

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pi(ʀ)sa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /piɡˈsa/, [piɡˈsa]
  • Hyphenation: pig‧sa

Noun[edit]

pigsá (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)

  1. (medicine) boil

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *pəʀsa. Compare Ibaloi pelsa, Pangasinan pelsa, Kapampangan tigsa, Hiligaynon pugsa, and Maranao pese. Possibly related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pi(ʀ)sa.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pigsá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)

  1. (medicine) boil
  2. (pathology) abscess; tumor; lump

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /piɡˈsaʔ/, [pɪɡˈsaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: pig‧sa

Adjective[edit]

pigsâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)

  1. drenched; soaked; wet through and through
    Synonyms: mamad, tigmak

Further reading[edit]

  • “pigsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=pigsa&oldid=79082064"