ligtas

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lig(e)tas. Compare Tagalog ligtas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liɡˈtas/
  • Hyphenation: lig‧tas

Adjective

ligtás (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)

  1. safe, secure
    Synonym: segurado
  2. saved (from danger, peril)
    Synonym: salbado

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lig(ə)tas (c.f. Bikol Central ligtas). Also from *li- + Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀətas (“to separate gently, as in weaning”) (c.f. Malay retas) according to Zorc (1985).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ligtás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)

  1. safe; free from danger
  2. saved (from danger, etc.)
    Synonyms: salbado, nakasalba, nakalibre, libre
  3. redeemed (from bondage)
    Synonyms: tubos, tinubos

Derived terms

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Noun

ligtás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)

  1. condition of being safe
  2. freedom from an obligation, responsibility, or punishment
  3. saving (of someone from danger, etc.)
  4. redeeming (from bondage)

Further reading

  • “ligtas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, David Paul (1985) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 213

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