bigatin

Tagalog

Etymology

From bigat +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈɡatin/, [bɪˈɣa.tɪn]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ga‧tin

Adjective

bigatin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄᜆᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. having influence with important and powerful people
    Synonyms: malakas, maimpluwensiya
  2. (colloquial) wealthy
    Synonym: mayaman
  3. (colloquial) prominent; famous
    Synonyms: bantog, kilala, sikat, tanyag, prominente

Noun

bigatin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄᜆᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. big shot; person of importance or influence
    Synonym: malaking tao

Further reading
  • “bigatin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
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