tigas

tigas

1. passive infinitive of tiga

• stiga

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təʀas (cf. Bikol Central tagas, Cebuano tugas (“molave”), Ibanag nategga (“hard”), Kapampangan siyas (“hard”), Indonesian teras and Malay teras (“heart of wood”), Maranao tegas).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiˈɡas/ [t̪ɪˈɣas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: ti‧gas

tigás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔)

1. hardness (of a solid object)
2. rigidity; firmness

   Synonyms: tibay, katibayan, higpit, kahigpitan

3. stiffness (of one's neck, etc.)

   Synonym: paninigas

4. firmness; resolution; inflexibility (in one's decision)

   Synonyms: tatag, katatagan

5. stubbornness (usually used with ng ulo)

   Synonym: kasutilan

6. laziness (usually used with ng katawan)

   Synonym: katamaran

7. condition of being erect (of a penis)

   Synonyms: tayo, pagtayo, tingaro, pagtingaro

8. heartwood (wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch)

• astig, tagis