pigsa

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pigsá (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)

  1. (medicine) boil

Tagalog

Etymology 1

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

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /piɡˈsa/ [pɪɡˈsa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: pig‧sa

Noun

pigsá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)

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

See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /piɡˈsaʔ/ [pɪɡˈsaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: pig‧sa

Adjective

pigsâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)

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

Further reading

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

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