ligtas

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lig(e)tas. Compare Tagalog ligtas.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: lig‧tas
  • IPA(key): /liɡˈtas/

Adjective

ligtás

  1. safe
    Synonym: salbado

Derived terms
  • iligtas
  • kaligtasan
  • magligtas

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lig(ə)tas (c.f. Bikol Central ligtas). Also from *li- + Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀətas (“to separate gently, as in weaning”) (c.f. Malay retas) according to Zorc (1985).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: lig‧tas
  • IPA(key): /liɡˈtas/, [lɪɡˈtas]

Adjective

ligtás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)

  1. safe; free from danger
  2. saved (from danger, etc.)
    Synonyms: salbado, nakasalba, nakalibre, libre
  3. redeemed (from bondage)
    Synonyms: tubos, tinubos

Derived terms

See also
  • agtas

Noun

ligtás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)

  1. condition of being safe
  2. freedom from an obligation, responsibility, or punishment
  3. saving (of someone from danger, etc.)
  4. redeeming (from bondage)

Further reading
  • “ligtas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
  • Zorc, David Paul (1985) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4‎, page 213
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