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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biɡˈti/ [bɪɡˈti], /biɡˈtiʔ/ [bɪɡˈtiʔ]
• Rhymes: -i, -iʔ
• Syllabification: big‧ti

Adjective

bigtí or bigtî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. strangled; hanged

   Synonym: bitay

Noun

bigtí or bigtî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. hanging

   Synonym: pagbitay

2. strangulation (with one's hands)

Derived terms

• bigtihan
• bigtihin
• bigtiin
• bumigti
• magbigti
• mambibigti
• pagbigti

 

Further reading

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