higpit

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *hig(ə)pít. Possibly from a syncopic form of *higipit, from hi- +‎ gipit. Compare Kapampangan igpit, and Tausug sigpit.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hiɡˈpit/ [hɪɡˈpɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: hig‧pit

Noun

higpít (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄ᜔ᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

1. tightness; firmness (of a hold, bite, fitting, etc.)

   Synonyms: kahigpitan, hapit, igting, tibay, sikip

2. strictness; rigidity

   Synonyms: kahigpitan, kaestriktuhan

3. stiffness; intensity (of contests, games, etc.)

   Synonyms: init, kainitan

4. tautness; tightness

   Synonyms: bagting, kabagtingan

Derived terms

• higpitan
• higpitin
• humigpit
• kahigpitan
• maghigpit
• maghigpit ng sinturon
• magpahigpit
• mahigpit
• mahigpitan
• napakahigpit
• paghigpit
• paghigpitan
• paghihigpit
• paghihigpit ng sinturon
• pagkamahigpit
• pahigpitin
• panghigpit