ligat

Kankanaey

Etymology

Compare Ilocano rigat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /ˈliɡat/ [ˈliː.ɡʌt̚]
  • IPA^(key): (parts of Sabangan) /ˈriɡat/ [ˈriː.ɡʌt̚]
• Rhymes: -iɡat
• Syllabification: li‧gat

Noun

lígat

1. difficulty; hardship (as of a task or action)
2. poverty
3. suffering; affliction
   • 2017, Diocese of Baguio, “Dios Ama Ay Say Apo”, in Aweng Rambak: Hymnal of the Diocese of Baguio (overall work in English, Tagalog, Ilocano, and Kankanaey), Baguio: Diocese of Baguio:

     Ta badangam dakami
     Mansulbar si ligatmi

     So that you will help us
     That will solve our sufferings

Latin

Verb

ligat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of ligō

Malay

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liget.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.ɡat/
• Hyphenation: li‧gat
• Rhymes: -at

Adjective

ligat (Jawi spelling ليݢت)

1. active and agile in an activity
2. energetic and lively

Adverb

ligat (Jawi spelling ليݢت)

1. quickly

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• meligat [agent focus] (meN-)
• memperligat [causative agent focus] (mempeR-)
• diperligat [causative passive focus] (dipeR-)
• perligat [causative passive] (peR-)
• seligat [comparability] (se-)
• keligatan [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)

References

• “ligat” in Kamus Dewan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2021, →ISBN, page 1322.
• “ligat” in Kamus Bahasa Melayu Nusantara Edisi Kedua (‘Nusantara Malay Language Dictionary Second Edition’), Berakas: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei, 2011, →ISBN, page 1612.

Further reading

• “ligat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Sambali

Noun

ligat

1. drought

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈliɡat/ [ˈliː.ɣɐt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -iɡat
• Syllabification: li‧gat

Noun

ligat (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄᜆ᜔)

1. delicious consistency (esp. of cooked rice, tubers, etc.)
2. glutinousness; gumminess

Derived terms

• kaligatan
• maligat

 

See also

• kunat
• ganit
• lagkit

Anagrams

• gitla, tigal, ligta, galit