pigurin

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English figurine, from French figurine.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pi‧gu‧rin
  • IPA(key): /piɡuˈɾin/ [pɪ.ɡʊˈɾ̪in̪]

Noun

pigurín

  1. figurine

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish figurín.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /piɡuˈɾin/ [pɪ.ɣʊˈɾɪn̪]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: pi‧gu‧rin

Noun

pigurín (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜄᜓᜇᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. mannequin
    Synonyms: manikin, maniki
  2. fashion plate
  3. small decorative statuette; figurine
  4. (figurative) dummy; tool of another
    Synonyms: pantalya, tao-tauhan

See also

Further reading

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