kisig

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cqisig, qisig, quisig — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Southern Proto-Philippine *kəsəʀ (“strong”). Compare Cebuano kusog (“muscle; strength; effort”). Also possibly from Hokkien 假識／假识 (ké-siak, “feign understanding”), according to Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkisiɡ/ [ˈki.sɪɡ] (“fineness of posture; elegance, refinement; assertion; bravery”, noun; “stiff (like a dead body)”, adjective)
    • Rhymes: -isiɡ
  • IPA^(key): /kiˈsiɡ/ [kɪˈsiɡ] (“convulsion”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -iɡ
• Syllabification: ki‧sig

Noun

kisig (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔)

1. fineness of posture (especially for males)
2. elegance; refinement (especially in dress)

   Synonyms: gara, elegansiya, pustura

3. (obsolete) standing one's ground; assertion

   Synonym: tindig

   Ikisig mo ang paa mo.

   Stand your ground.

   (literally, “Toughen up your feet.”)

4. (obsolete) bravery; gallantry; valiance

   Synonyms: tapang, kabayanihan

Derived terms

• ikisig
• kakisigan
• kumisig
• magkisig
• magmakisig
• makisig
• mangisig
• pangisig
• pangisigin

 

See also

• bikas
• bisig
• gilas
• isig
• pangisig
• tikas

 

Adjective

kisig (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔)

1. (obsolete) stiff (like a dead body)

   Synonym: tigas

Derived terms

• kumisig
• mangisig

 

See also

• kislig

 

Noun

kisíg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔)

1. convulsion; spasmodic muscular twitching

   Synonym: kisay

Derived terms

• kikisig-kisig
• kumisig
• pakisigin

 

See also

• pulikat

 

Further reading

• “kisig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 31
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[2], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 303: “Eſforçado) Cqiſig (pp) o valiente”
  • page 416: “Menearſe) Cqiſig (pp) con las anſias el q̃ ſe muere”
  • page 569: “Temblar) Cqisig (pp) el difunto quando ſe muere”
  • page 575: “Tieſo) Cqisig (pp) como difuncto”
  • page 591: “Valiente) Cqiſig (pp) atreuido y es forçado”
  • page 606: “Yerto) Cqisig (pp) como difuncto”