bigti

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier bikti. The /k/ before /t/ changed to /ɡ/ due to Spanish-influenced stop voicing.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biɡˈti/ [bɪɡˈt̪ɪ], /biɡˈtiʔ/ [bɪɡˈt̪ɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -i, -iʔ
  • Syllabification: big‧ti

Adjective

bigtí or bigtî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. strangled; hanged
    Synonym: bitay

Noun

bigtí or bigtî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. hanging
    Synonym: pagbitay
  2. strangulation (with one's hands)

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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