daigdig

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• daygdig — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• dayigdig, dayigrig — obsolete

Etymology

From Greater Central Philippine *daləgdəg (“thunder”), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *dəʀdəʀ (“thunder”). Cognate with Asi rayugrog, Bikol Central dalugdog, Aklanon daeugdog, Cebuano dalugdog, Maranao dalendeg, Maguindanao dalendeg, and Tausug dawgdug. The current meaning comes from, according to Fr. de los Santos (1835), an ancient belief that thunder can be heard throughout the world, hence the term sandaigdigan, now shortened as daigdig, to refer to the entire world as a single area that the sound of thunder can reach.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daʔiɡˈdiɡ/ [d̪ɐ.ʔɪɡˈd̪ɪɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -iɡ
• Syllabification: da‧ig‧dig

Noun

daigdíg (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜁᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔)

1. world; earth

   Synonyms: mundo, sangkalupaan, sanlibutan, sandaigdigan, santinakpan, sansinukuban, sangkahilihiran, Lupa

2. (figurative) sphere (of any human activity)

   Synonym: larangan

3. (obsolete) soft thunder

   Synonym: kulog

Derived terms

• Bagong Daigdig
• daigdigan
• digmaang pandaigdig
• dignayan
• dumaigdig
• hating-daigdig
• Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig
• ikawalong kababalaghan ng daigdig
• kababalaghan ng daigdig
• kabilang daigdig
• kadaigdigan
• Lumang Daigdig
• pandaigdig
• pandaigdigan
• Pitong Kababalaghan ng Daigdig
• sandaigdigan
• Unang Digmaang Pandaigdig

See also

• hilihid

Further reading

• “daigdig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos. (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva., page 507
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎ (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • page 520: “Redondez) Dayigdig (pc) del mundo”
  • page 589: “Trueno) Dayigdig (pc) pequeño [y ſuaue]”