ligsa

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly a back-formation from paligsa. See paligsa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liɡˈsa/, [lɪɡˈsa]
  • Hyphenation: lig‧sa

Noun

ligsá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)

  1. evacuation; exodus (as of a number of people)
    Synonyms: likas, paglikas
  2. (obsolete) effort to find out (if one can overcome an opponent)
  3. (obsolete) taking of a test, quiz, or contest (no longer used on its own except in derived terms)
    Synonyms: sulit, eksamen

Derived terms
  • ligsahin
  • lumigsa
  • magligsa
  • pagligsa

See also

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