paligsa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• palicsa — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• paliksa

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay periksa, from Sanskrit परीक्षा (parīkṣā, “inspection, investigation, examination, test”). Later reanalyzed to be pa- +‎ ligsa.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

paligsá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)

1. test; exercise

   Synonyms: pagsusulit, eksamen, pagsubok, pagsasanay

2. act of testing, examining, or competing

Derived terms

• paligsahan

Further reading

• “paligsa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “paligsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016), Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 293

Anagrams

• sagilap