higanti

Tagalog

Etymology

From hi- +‎ ganti.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hiɡanˈti/ [hɪ.ɣɐnˈti]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: hi‧gan‧ti

Noun

higantí (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. revenge; vengeance; retaliation

   Synonyms: paghihiganti, benggansa

Derived terms

• higantihan
• ipaghiganti
• maghiganti
• mapaghiganti
• paghigantihan
• paghihiganti
• tagapaghiganti

 

Further reading

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