bigti

Tagalog

Alternative forms

bicti — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
bikti

Etymology

From earlier bikti. The /k/ before /t/ changed to /ɡ/ due to Spanish-influenced stop voicing.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: big‧ti

IPA^(key): /biɡˈti/, [bɪɡˈti]

IPA^(key): /biɡˈtiʔ/, [bɪɡˈtiʔ]

Adjective

bigtí or bigtî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜒ)

strangled; hanged
Synonym: bitay

Noun

bigtí or bigtî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜒ)

hanging
Synonym: pagbitay
strangulation (with one's hands)

Derived terms

bigtihan
bigtihin
bigtiin
bumigti
magbigti
mambibigti
pagbigti

Further reading

“bigti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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