ligat

Kankanaey

Etymology

Compare Ilocano rigat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliɡat/ [ˈliː.ɡʌt̚]
  • (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA(key): /ˈriɡat/ [ˈriː.ɡʌt̚]
  • Rhymes: -iɡat
  • Syllabification: li‧gat

Noun

lígat

  1. difficulty; hardship (as of a task or action)
  2. poverty
  3. suffering; affliction
    • 2017, Diocese of Baguio, “Dios Ama Ay Say Apo”, in Aweng Rambak: Hymnal of the Diocese of Baguio (overall work in English, Tagalog, Ilocano, and Kankanaey), Baguio: Diocese of Baguio:
      Ta badangam dakami
      Mansulbar si ligatmi
      So that you will help us
      That will solve our sufferings

Latin

Verb

ligat

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of ligō

Malay

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liget.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliɡat/ [ˈli.ɡat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -iɡat, -ɡat, -at
  • Hyphenation: li‧gat

Adjective

ligat (Jawi spelling ليݢت)

  1. active and agile in an activity
  2. energetic and lively

Adverb

ligat (Jawi spelling ليݢت)

  1. quickly

Derived terms

References

  • “ligat” in Kamus Dewan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2021, →ISBN, page 1322.
  • “ligat” in Kamus Bahasa Melayu Nusantara Edisi Kedua (‘Nusantara Malay Language Dictionary Second Edition’), Berakas: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei, 2011, →ISBN, page 1612.

Further reading

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from leżeć or legat?”)

Pronunciation

Noun

ligat m pers

  1. (Far Masovian, Łomża Voivodeship, Near Masovian, Łuków County) synonym of próżniak

Further reading

  • Hieronim Łopaciński (1892) “ligat”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 214

Sambali

Noun

ligat

  1. drought

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈliɡat/ [ˈliː.ɣɐt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -iɡat
  • Syllabification: li‧gat

Noun

ligat (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄᜆ᜔)

  1. delicious consistency (esp. of cooked rice, tubers, etc.)
  2. glutinousness; gumminess

Derived terms

See also

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