matigas

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /matiˈɡas/ [mɐ.t̪ɪˈɣas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: ma‧ti‧gas

Adjective

matigás (plural matitigas, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔)

1. hard; solid
2. (by extension) frozen

   Synonym: elado

Derived terms

• magmatigas
• matigas ang katawan
• matigas pa sa kulig

Related terms

• katigasan
• manigas
• pampatigas
• patigasin
• tigasan
• tumigas

Further reading

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