ligsa

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly a back-formation from paligsa. See paligsa.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: lig‧sa

IPA^(key): /liɡˈsa/, [lɪɡˈsa]

Noun

ligsá

evacuation; exodus (as of a number of people)
Synonyms: likas, paglikas
(obsolete) effort to find out (if one can overcome an opponent)
(obsolete) taking of a test, quiz, or contest (no longer used on its own except in derived terms)
Synonyms: sulit, eksamen

Derived terms

ligsahin
lumigsa
magligsa
pagligsa

Related terms

magpaligsa
magpaligsahan
paligsa
paligsahan

See also

subok
tikim

References

“ligsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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