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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)
- safe, secure
- Synonym: segurado
- 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)
- safe; free from danger
- saved (from danger, etc.)
- Synonyms: salbado, nakasalba, nakalibre, libre
- redeemed (from bondage)
- Synonyms: tubos, tinubos
Derived terms
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Noun
ligtás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)
- condition of being safe
- freedom from an obligation, responsibility, or punishment
- saving (of someone from danger, etc.)
- 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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