pigil

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Bikol Central pugol.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈpiɡil/ [ˈpi.ɣɪl] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -iɡil
    • IPA(key): /piˈɡil/ [pɪˈɣil] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: pi‧gil

Noun

pigil (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜄᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. act of restraining, withholding, prevention

Derived terms
  • magpigil
  • makapagpigil
  • makapigil
  • makapigil-hininga
  • mapigil
  • mapigilan
  • pagpigil
  • pagpipigil
  • pigilan
  • pigilin
  • pumigil

See also

Adjective

pigíl (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜄᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. suppressed, restrained, withheld
    Synonym: kontrolado

Further reading
  • “pigil”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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