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

• bagting

 

Further reading

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