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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pi(ʀ)sa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piɡˈsa/,
- Hyphenation: pig‧sa
Noun
pigsá (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)
- (medicine) boil
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Proto-Philippine *pəʀsa. Compare Ibaloi pelsa, Kapampangan tigsa, Hiligaynon pugsa, and Maranao pese. Possibly related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pi(ʀ)sa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piɡˈsa/,
- Hyphenation: pig‧sa
Noun
pigsá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)
- (medicine) boil
- abscess; tumor; lump
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piɡˈsaʔ/,
- Hyphenation: pig‧sa
Adjective
pigsâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)
- drenched; soaked; wet through and through
- Synonyms: mamad, tigmak
Further reading
- “pigsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018