matigas

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)təʀas (cf. Binukid mategas, Gaddang mateggat, Malagasy mateza). By surface analysis, ma- +‎ tigas.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ti‧gas
  • IPA(key): /matiˈɡas/, [mɐ.tɪˈɣas]

Adjective

matigás (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔, plural matitigas)

  1. hard; solid
  2. (by extension) frozen
    Synonym: elado

Derived terms
  • katigasan
  • manigas
  • pampatigas
  • patigasin
  • tigasan
  • tumigas

Further reading
  • “matigas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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