ligtas

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lig(e)tas. Compare Tagalog ligtas.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /liɡˈtas/, [l̪iɡˈtas]
  • Hyphenation: lig‧tas

Adjective[edit]

ligtás (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)

  1. safe
    Synonym: salbado

Derived terms[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lig(ə)tas (c.f. Bikol Central ligtas). Also from *li- + Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀətas (“to separate gently, as in weaning”) (c.f. Malay retas) according to Zorc (1985).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /liɡˈtas/, [lɪɡˈtas]
  • Hyphenation: lig‧tas

Adjective[edit]

ligtás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)

  1. safe; free from danger
  2. saved (from danger, etc.)
    Synonyms: salbado, nakasalba, nakalibre, libre
  3. redeemed (from bondage)
    Synonyms: tubos, tinubos

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Noun[edit]

ligtás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)

  1. condition of being safe
  2. freedom from an obligation, responsibility, or punishment
  3. saving (of someone from danger, etc.)
  4. redeeming (from bondage)

Further reading[edit]

  • “ligtas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, David Paul (1985) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 213
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