inggit

Tagalog

Alternative forms

inguit — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *iŋgit (“envy; envious”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i(ŋ)git (“anger; resentment”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiŋˈɡit/ [ʔɪŋˈɡit]
Rhymes: -it
Syllabification: ing‧git

Noun

inggít (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜆ᜔)

envy (resentful dislike of another who has something desirable)
Synonyms: hili, panaghili, pananaghili, sulib
- 2020, Mary Rose Garzon, “Kampo ni Jinkee Pacquiao, pumalag sa pambabatikos ni Agot Isidro sa luxury bikes”, in RMN:
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  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
spite; grudge

Derived terms

inggitan
inggitera
inggitero
inggitin
kainggitan
mainggit
mainggitin
mang-inggit
pagkainggit

Adjective

inggít (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜆ᜔)

(colloquial) envious
Synonym: mainggitin

Further reading

“inggit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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