ligiran

Tagalog

Etymology

From ligid +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /liˈɡiɾan/ [lɪˈɣiː.ɾɐn̪] (verb; orbit, noun)
      • Rhymes: -iɾan
    • IPA(key): /liɡiˈɾan/ [lɪ.ɣɪˈɾan̪] (river procession, noun)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: li‧gi‧ran

Verb

ligiran (complete niligiran, progressive nililigiran, contemplative liligiran, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄᜒᜇᜈ᜔)

  1. to be surrounded; to be enclosed in a circle (an object or place)
    Synonyms: paligiran, palibutan, ikulong, kulungin
  2. to be orbited around; to be circled around
    Synonyms: paligiran, ikutan
  3. to be deviated from
    Synonym: lihisan

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for ligiran
affix -an
root word ligid
trigger object
aspect
infinitive ligiran
complete niligiran
progressive nililigiran
inaligiran1
contemplative liligiran
aligiran1
imperative ligiri1

1 Dialectal use only.

Noun

ligiran (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄᜒᜇᜈ᜔)

  1. orbit
    Synonym: orbita

Noun

ligirán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄᜒᜇᜈ᜔)

  1. river procession
    Hypernym: prusisyon
  2. detour
    Synonyms: likuan, lihisan
  3. circular track (such as that used in racing)
    Synonym: ikutan

Further reading

  • ligiran”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Lupon sa Agham (1969), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL