haligi

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi.

Noun

haligi

  1. column; pillar; post

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ha‧li‧gi

Noun

haligi

  1. post; pillar
  2. pillar (strong member of an organization)
  3. head; mainstay
  4. (humorous) penis

Verb

haligi

  1. to use as a post

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.

Noun

haligi

  1. pillar
  2. post

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi. Compare Bikol Central harigi, Cebuano haligi, Dupaningan Agta adigi, Ilocano adigi, Mansaka arigi, Tetum riin, Wolio arii, and Yogad arigi. Doublet of sarili.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haˈliɡi/, [hɐˈli.ɣɪ]

  • IPA(key): /haˈliɡe/, [hɐˈli.ɣɛ] (colloquial)
  • Hyphenation: ha‧li‧gi

Noun

haligi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜄᜒ)

  1. post; pillar; column
    Synonyms: poste, kolumna, pilar
  2. (figurative) outstanding figure (in an institution or movement)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Spanish: harigue

Further reading
  • “haligi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*SadiRi”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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