inggit

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• inguit — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *iŋgit (“envy; envious”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i(ŋ)git (“anger; resentment”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiŋˈɡit/ [ʔɪŋˈɡit̪̚]
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: ing‧git

Noun

inggít (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜆ᜔)

1. envy (resentful dislike of another who has something desirable)

   Synonyms: hili, panaghili, pananaghili, sulib

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2. spite; grudge

Derived terms

• inggitan
• inggitera
• inggitero
• inggitin
• kainggitan
• mainggit
• mainggitin
• mang-inggit
• pagkainggit

Adjective

inggít (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜆ᜔)

1. (colloquial) envious

   Synonym: mainggitin

Further reading

• “inggit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• giting, igting