daigdig

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Greater Central Philippine *daləgdəg (“thunder”), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *dəʀdəʀ (thunder). Cognate with Aklanon daeugdog, Asi rayugrog, Cebuano dalugdog, Maranao dalendeg, Maguindanao dalendeg, and Tausug dawgdug. The current meaning comes from the ancient belief that thunder can be heard throughout the world, hence the term sandaigdigan, now shortened as daigdig, to refer to the entire world as a single area that the sound of thunder can reach.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daʔiɡˈdiɡ/ [dɐ.ʔɪɡˈdiɡ]
  • Rhymes: -iɡ
  • Syllabification: da‧ig‧dig

Noun

daigdíg (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜁᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. world; earth
    Synonyms: mundo, sangkalupaan, sanlibutan, sandaigdigan, santinakpan, sansinukuban, sangkahilihiran, Lupa
  2. (figurative) sphere (of any human activity)
    Synonym: larangan
  3. (obsolete) soft thunder
    Synonym: kulog

Derived terms

See also

  • hilihid

Further reading

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