pigil

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Bikol Central pugol.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈpiɡil/ [ˈpiː.ɣɪl] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -iɡil
  • IPA^(key): /piˈɡil/ [pɪˈɣil] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: pi‧gil

Noun

pigil (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜄᜒᜎ᜔)

1. act of restraining, withholding, prevention

Derived terms

• magpigil
• makapagpigil
• makapigil
• makapigil-hininga
• mapigil
• mapigilan
• pagpigil
• pagpipigil
• pigilan
• pigilin
• pumigil

See also

• tigil

Adjective

pigíl (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜄᜒᜎ᜔)

1. suppressed, restrained, withheld

   Synonym: kontrolado

Further reading

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