ligsa

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly a back-formation from paligsa. See paligsa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liɡˈsa/ [lɪɡˈsa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: lig‧sa

Noun

ligsá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)

1. evacuation; exodus (as of a number of people)

   Synonyms: likas, paglikas

2. (obsolete) effort to find out (if one can overcome an opponent)
3. (obsolete) taking of a test, quiz, or contest

   Synonyms: sulit, eksamen

Usage notes

• (taking of a test, quiz, or contest): No longer used on its own except in derived terms.

Derived terms

• ligsahin
• lumigsa
• magligsa
• pagligsa

Related terms

• magpaligsa
• magpaligsahan
• paligsa
• paligsahan

See also

• subok
• tikim

References

• “ligsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.

Anagrams

• galis, silag, gilas, sigla, lagis, salig