higpit

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *hig(ə)pít. Possibly from a syncopic form of *higipit, from hi- +‎ gipit. Compare Kapampangan igpit, and Tausug sigpit.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hiɡˈpit/ [hɪɡˈpɪt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Syllabification: hig‧pit

Noun

higpít (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄ᜔ᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. tightness; firmness (of a hold, bite, fitting, etc.)
    Synonyms: kahigpitan, hapit, igting, tibay, sikip
  2. strictness; rigidity
    Synonyms: kahigpitan, kaestriktuhan
  3. stiffness; intensity (of contests, games, etc.)
    Synonyms: init, kainitan
  4. tautness; tightness
    Synonyms: bagting, kabagtingan

Derived terms

  • higpitan
  • higpitin
  • humigpit
  • kahigpitan
  • maghigpit
  • maghigpit ng sinturon
  • magpahigpit
  • mahigpit
  • mahigpitan
  • napakahigpit
  • paghigpit
  • paghigpitan
  • paghihigpit
  • paghihigpit ng sinturon
  • pagkamahigpit
  • pahigpitin
  • panghigpit
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