bigkis

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀkəs. Compare Bikol Central bugkos, Cebuano bugkos, and Malay berkas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biɡˈkis/, [bɪɡˈkis]
  • Hyphenation: big‧kis

Noun

bigkís (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜃᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. girdle; abdominal band
  2. bundle consisting of parts or units bound together
    Synonyms: tangkas, tungkos
  3. (figurative) bond; union; unity

Derived terms
  • bigkisan
  • bigkisin
  • bumigkis
  • ibigkis
  • mabigkis
  • magbigkis
  • pagbibigkis
  • pagbigkis
  • pambigkis
  • pamigkis
  • sambigkis

Further reading
  • “bigkis” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “bigkis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*beRkes”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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