usig

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusiʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qusiʀ. Compare Malay usir.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔusiɡ/ [ˈʔu.sɪɡ]
• Rhymes: -usiɡ
• Syllabification: u‧sig

Noun

usig (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐᜒᜄ᜔)

1. investigation; inquiry (about something)

   Synonyms: siyasat, pagsisiyasat

2. persecution

   Synonyms: pagpapahirap, pagpaparusa

3. prosecution

   Synonyms: litis, paglilitis, pag-uusig

Derived terms

• mag-usig
• pag-usig
• pag-usigin
• pag-uusig
• tagausig
• umusig
• usigan
• usigin

 

Further reading

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