higpit
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Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Philippine *hig(ə)pít. Possibly from a syncopic form of *higipit, from hi- + gipit. Compare Kapampangan igpit.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
higpít (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄ᜔ᜉᜒᜆ᜔)
- tightness; firmness (of a hold, bite, fitting, etc.)
- Synonyms: kahigpitan, hapit, igting, tibay, sikip
- strictness; rigidity
- Synonyms: kahigpitan, kaestriktuhan
- stiffness; intensity (of contests, games, etc.)
- tautness; tightness
- Synonyms: bagting, kabagtingan