igting

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • ikting

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iʀətəŋ (“stretched tightly”). Compare Ilocano irteng and Malay rentang.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiɡˈtiŋ/ [ʔɪɡˈtiŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Syllabification: ig‧ting

Noun

igtíng (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. tautness; tightness (of a tie, knot, bite, etc.)
    Synonyms: higpit, hapit
  2. intensity; seriousness (of rivalry, misunderstanding, etc.)
    Synonyms: tindi, lubha

Derived terms
  • igtingan
  • kaigtingan
  • maigting
  • paigtingin

See also

Further reading
  • “igting”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*iReteŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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