haligi

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Aklanon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.

Noun

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haligi

  1. column; pillar; post

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ha‧li‧gi

Noun

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haligi

  1. post; pillar
  2. pillar (strong member of an organization)
  3. head; mainstay
  4. (humorous) penis

Verb

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haligi

  1. to use as a post

Chamorro

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Etymology

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Borrowed from a Central Philippine language, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi. The expected reflex is **guahigi.

Noun

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haligi

  1. latte stone, pillar

Hiligaynon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.

Noun

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haligi

  1. pillar
  2. post

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi. Compare Bikol Central harigi, Cebuano haligi, Dupaningan Agta adigi, Ilocano adigi, Mansaka arigi, Tetum riin, Wolio arii, and Yogad arigi. Doublet of sarili.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /haˈliɡi/ [hɐˈliː.ɣɪ], (colloquial) /haˈliɡe/ [hɐˈliː.ɣɛ]
  • Rhymes: -iɡi
  • Syllabification: ha‧li‧gi

Noun

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haligi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜄᜒ)

  1. post; pillar; column
    Synonyms: poste, kolumna, pilar
  2. (figurative) outstanding figure (in an institution or movement)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: harigue

Further reading

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  • haligi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*SadiRi”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI