matigas

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)təʀas (cf. Binukid mategas, Gaddang mateggat, Malagasy mateza). By surface analysis, ma- +‎ tigas.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /matiˈɡas/, [mɐ.tɪˈɣas]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ti‧gas

Adjective[edit]

matigás (plural matitigas, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔)

  1. hard; solid
  2. (by extension) frozen
    Synonym: elado

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Further reading[edit]

  • “matigas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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