tagis

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈɡis/ [tɐˈɣis]
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: ta‧gis

Noun

tagís (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. act of sharpening lightly on a hone or whetstone (of a razor, knife, etc.)
    Synonyms: lagis, paglalagis
  2. (figurative) sharp disagreement or opposition; clash; conflict
    Synonyms: laban, paglalaban

Derived terms
  • itagis
  • magtagis
  • magtagisan
  • tagisan
  • tagisang bato
  • tagisang-lawin
  • tumagis
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