bislig

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bisˈliɡ/ [bɪsˈliɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -iɡ
• Syllabification: bis‧lig

Noun

bislíg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

1. hardening; petrification

   Synonyms: paninigas, pamumuo, petripikasyon

2. (figurative) hardheartedness; callousness

   Synonyms: kawalang-awa, kawalang-habag, kawalang-damdamin, katigasan ng puso

3. (obsolete) eight carat gold

Derived terms

• mamislig
• pagkabislig
• pamimislig
• tatakangbislig

 

Further reading

• “bislig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier