agimat

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Etymology

Borrowed from Maguindanao agimat (“amulet; talisman”) or Tausug adjimat (“amulet; talisman”), from Malay azimat (عزيمة), from Arabic عَزِيمَةْ (ʕazīmat), the informal construct state of عَزِيمَة (ʕazīma). Compare Maranao adimat.

The “amulet; talisman” sense is first attested in c. 1860 via Noceda & Sanlucar, with the term arriving in the Philippines in the first half of the 1800s according to Potet (2013), while the homophonous "thrift; care" sense is attested since c. 1754 also via Noceda & Sanlucar according to Potet (2013). See also Malay jimat (“frugal; prudent; saving money”).

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Noun

agimat (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜒᜋᜆ᜔)

  1. amulet; talisman; charm
    Synonyms: anting-anting, galing, dupil
  2. (slang) methamphetamine; crystal meth
    Synonyms: bato, shabu
  3. care; concern
  4. anxiety; worry
  5. (formerly obsolete, now neologism) thrift; economy
    Synonyms: pagtitipid, pag-iimpok

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