ligalig

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /liˈɡaliɡ/ (trouble; distress; tantrum; bother, noun)
    • IPA(key): /liɡaˈliɡ/ (troubled; distressed; preoccupied, adjective)
  • Syllabification: li‧ga‧lig

Noun

ligalig (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. trouble; civil disorder; public disturbance
    Synonyms: gulo, pagkakagulo, basag-ulo, sigalutan
  2. mental distress; perturbation; worry
    Synonyms: linggatong, bagabag, tigatig, balisa
  3. tantrum; fit of bad temper
    Synonyms: alboroto, pag-aalboroto
  4. bother; preoccupation
    Synonyms: abala, kaabalahan, pagkaabala, gambala, pagkagambala, kagambalaan

Derived terms

Adjective

ligalíg (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. troubled; in civil disorder
    Synonyms: gulo, nagkakagulo
  2. perturbed; mentally distressed; worried
    Synonyms: balisa, bagabag
  3. preoccupied; very busy
    Synonyms: abala, matrabaho