usig
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusiʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qusiʀ. Compare Malay usir.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔusiɡ/ [ˈʔuː.sɪɡ̚]
- Rhymes: -usiɡ
- Syllabification: u‧sig
Noun
[edit]usig (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐᜒᜄ᜔)
- investigation; inquiry (about something)
- Synonyms: siyasat, pagsisiyasat
- persecution
- Synonyms: pagpapahirap, pagpaparusa
- prosecution
- Synonyms: litis, paglilitis, pag-uusig
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “usig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qusiR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/usiɡ
- Rhymes:Tagalog/usiɡ/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script