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Aklanon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.
Noun
haligi
- column; pillar; post
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.
Pronunciation
Noun
haligi
- post; pillar
- pillar (strong member of an organization)
- head; mainstay
- (humorous) penis
Verb
haligi
- to use as a post
Chamorro
Etymology
Borrowed from a Central Philippine language, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi. The expected reflex is **guahigi.
Noun
haligi
- latte stone, pillar
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.
Noun
haligi
- pillar
- post
Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi. Compare Bikol Central harigi, Cebuano haligi, Dupaningan Agta adigi, Ilocano adigi, Mansaka arigi, Tetum riin, Wolio arii, and Yogad arigi. Doublet of sarili.
Pronunciation
Noun
haligi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜄᜒ)
- post; pillar; column
- Synonyms: poste, kolumna, pilar
- (figurative) outstanding figure (in an institution or movement)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “haligi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*SadiRi”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI