kisig

• cqisig, qisig, quisig — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

From Proto-Austronesian *keseʀ (“strength, vigor, force”). Compare Hanunoo kusog (“strength”), Cebuano kusog (“muscle; strength; effort”), and Tausug kusug (“strength; power; vigor”). Also possibly from Hokkien 假識 / 假识 (ké-siak, “feign understanding”), according to Manuel (1948).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkisiɡ/ [ˈkiː.sɪɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -isiɡ
• Syllabification: ki‧sig

kisig (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔)

1. fineness of posture (especially for males)
2. elegance; refinement (especially in dress)

   Synonyms: gara, elegansiya, pustura

3. (obsolete) standing one's ground; assertion

   Synonym: tindig

   Ikisig mo ang paa mo.

   Stand your ground.

   (literally, “Toughen up your feet.”)

4. (obsolete) bravery; gallantry; valiance

   Synonyms: tapang, kabayanihan

kisig (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔)

1. (obsolete) stiff (like a dead body)

   Synonym: tigas

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kisəg (“twist spasmodically, wriggle”). See also Cebuano kisi-kisi.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiˈsiɡ/ [kɪˈsɪɡ̚] (“convulsion”, noun)
• Rhymes: -iɡ
• Syllabification: ki‧sig

kisíg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔)

1. convulsion; spasmodic muscular twitching

   Synonym: kisay

• “kisig”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “kisig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*keseR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kiseg”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos.‎^[1] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • page 303: “Eſforçado) Cqiſig (pp) o valiente”
  • page 416: “Menearſe) Cqiſig (pp) con las anſias el q̃ ſe muere”
  • page 569: “Temblar) Cqisig (pp) el difunto quando ſe muere”
  • page 575: “Tieſo) Cqisig (pp) como difuncto”
  • page 591: “Valiente) Cqiſig (pp) atreuido y es forçado”
  • page 606: “Yerto) Cqisig (pp) como difuncto”
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948), Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 31

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