ligoy

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈliɡoj/ [ˈliː.ɣoɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -iɡoj
• Syllabification: li‧goy

Noun

ligoy (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄᜓᜌ᜔)

1. wordiness; verbosity; longwindedness (in speech or writing)

   Synonyms: kaliguyan, pagkamaligoy, pagkamasalita

2. beating around the bush; bypassing a thing to omit it

   Synonym: pagligoy

3. (obsolete) sweetness and coolness of a singing voice

   Synonyms: lambing, timyas, tamis, lamig

Derived terms

• kaliguyan
• lumigoy-ligoy
• magpaligoy-ligoy
• maligoy
• pagkamaligoy
• pagligoy
• paligoy-ligoy