bigkis

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “bigkis” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎[1], 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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