haligi

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi.

haligi

1. column; pillar; post

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.

• Hyphenation: ha‧li‧gi

haligi

1. post; pillar
2. pillar (strong member of an organization)
3. head; mainstay
4. (humorous) penis

haligi

1. to use as a post

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.

haligi

1. pillar
2. post

• halige

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi. Compare Bikol Central harigi, Cebuano haligi, Dupaningan Agta adigi, Ilocano adigi, Mansaka arigi, Tetum riin, Wolio arii, and Yogad arigi. Doublet of sarili.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /haˈliɡi/ [hɐˈli.ɣɪ]
    • Rhymes: -iɡi
    • Syllabification: ha‧li‧gi
  • IPA^(key): /haˈliɡe/ [hɐˈli.ɣɛ] (colloquial)

haligi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜄᜒ)

1. post; pillar; column

   Synonyms: poste, kolumna, pilar

2. (figurative) outstanding figure (in an institution or movement)

• → Spanish: harigue

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