sigaw

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈɡaw/ [sɪˈɣaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: si‧gaw

Noun

sigáw (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜏ᜔)

1. shout; yell; howl; bawl

   Synonyms: hiyaw, paghiyaw, palakat, palahaw

2. loud call for help
3. angry outburst

   Synonyms: bulyaw, pagbulyaw

4. (figurative) forced confession (of a secret, etc.)

   Synonyms: tuga, pagtuga

5. (figurative) revelation; disclosure (of a secret, etc.)

   Synonym: pagtatapat

Derived terms

• ipagsigawan
• isigaw
• magsisigaw
• manigaw
• mapasigaw
• masigawin
• pasigaw
• sigawan
• sigawin
• sumigaw

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• sigwa, gawis