paligsa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

palicsa — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
paliksa

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay periksa, from Sanskrit परीक्षा (parīkṣā, “inspection, investigation, examination, test”), from परि- (pari-) ("prefix meaning “around”) + ईक्ष (īkṣa, “to see”). Later evolved to be pa- +‎ ligsa.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paliɡˈsa/ [pɐ.lɪɡˈsa]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: pa‧lig‧sa

Noun

paligsá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)

test; exercise
Synonyms: pagsusulit, eksamen, pagsubok, pagsasanay
act of testing, examining, or competing

Derived terms

paligsahan

Further reading

Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 293

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