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Tagalog
Etymology
From Greater Central Philippine *daləgdəg (“thunder”), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *dəʀdəʀ (“thunder”). Cognate with Aklanon daeugdog, Asi rayugrog, Cebuano dalugdog, Maranao dalendeg, Maguindanao dalendeg, and Tausug dawgdug. The current meaning comes from, according to Fr. de los Santos (1835), an ancient belief that thunder can be heard throughout the world, hence the term sandaigdigan, now shortened as daigdig, to refer to the entire world as a single area that the sound of thunder can reach.
Pronunciation
Noun
daigdíg (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜁᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔)
- world; earth
- Synonyms: mundo, sangkalupaan, sanlibutan, sandaigdigan, santinakpan, sansinukuban, sangkahilihiran, Lupa
- (figurative) sphere (of any human activity)
- Synonym: larangan
- (obsolete) soft thunder
- Synonym: kulog
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Further reading
- “daigdig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte. (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot, page 507
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 520: “Redondez) Dayigdig (pc) del mundo”
- page 589: “Trueno) Dayigdig (pc) pequeño ”