inggit
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- inguit – obsolete, Abecedario spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *iŋgit (“envy; envious”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i(ŋ)git (“anger; resentment”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ing‧git
- IPA(key): /ʔiŋˈɡit/, [ʔɪŋˈɡit]
- Rhymes: -it
Noun
inggít
- envy (resentful dislike of another who has something desirable)
- Synonyms: hili, panaghili, pananaghili
- 2020, Mary Rose Garzon, “Kampo ni Jinkee Pacquiao, pumalag sa pambabatikos ni Agot Isidro sa luxury bikes”, in RMN:
- Matapos mag-trending si Agot at tirahin din ng ilang netizen na nagsabing “inggit” lang siya, muling nag-tweet ang aktres para linawin ang kanyang pahayag.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- spite; grudge
Derived terms
- inggitan
- inggitera
- inggitero
- inggitin
- kainggitan
- mainggit
- mainggitin
- mang-inggit
- pagkainggit
Adjective
inggít (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜆ᜔)
- (colloquial) envious
- Synonym: mainggitin