pigsa

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pi(ʀ)sa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piɡˈsa/, [piɡˈsa]
• Hyphenation: pig‧sa

Noun

pigsá (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)

1. (medicine) boil

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *pəʀsa. Compare Ibaloi pelsa, Pangasinan pelsa, Kapampangan tigsa, Hiligaynon pugsa, and Maranao pese. Possibly related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pi(ʀ)sa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /piɡˈsa/ [pɪɡˈsa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pig‧sa

Noun

pigsá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)

1. (medicine) boil
2. (pathology) abscess; tumor; lump

See also

• abseso

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /piɡˈsaʔ/ [pɪɡˈsaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: pig‧sa

Adjective

pigsâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜄ᜔ᜐ)

1. drenched; soaked; wet through and through

   Synonyms: mamad, tigmak

Further reading

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