ligoy

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈliɡoj/ [ˈli.ɣoɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -iɡoj
  • Syllabification: li‧goy

Noun

ligoy (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. wordiness; verbosity; longwindedness (in speech or writing)
    Synonyms: kaliguyan, pagkamaligoy, pagkamasalita
  2. beating around the bush; bypassing a thing to omit it
    Synonym: pagligoy
  3. (obsolete) sweetness and coolness of a singing voice
    Synonyms: lambing, timyas, tamis, lamig

Derived terms
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