tiyaga

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Alternative forms

• tyaga
• tsaga

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit त्याग (tyāgá, “sacrifice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tjaˈɡaʔ/ [tjaˈɡaʔ]
• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈɡaʔ/ [t͡ʃaˈɡaʔ]
• Hyphenation: ti‧ya‧ga

Noun

tiyagâ (Basahan spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜄ)

1. perseverance

   Synonym: hanot

2. patience

   Synonyms: pasensiya, huyo

Derived terms

• magtiyaga
• matiyaga
• tiyagaan

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tiaga — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit त्याग (tyāgá, “sacrifice”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiaˈɡaʔ/ [t͡ʃɐˈɣaʔ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /tiaˈɡaʔ/ [t̪jɐˈɣaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ti‧ya‧ga

Noun

tiyagâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜄ)

1. diligence; perseverance; constant, careful effort

   Synonyms: katiyagaan, pagtitiyaga, taman, katamanan, siyasig, kasiyasigan, agwanta

Derived terms

• katiyagaan
• magkatiyaga
• magtiyaga
• mapagtiyaga
• matiyaga
• pagkamatiyaga
• pagtitiyaga
• pagtiyagaan
• pagtiyagain
• papagtiyagain
• tiyagaan

 

See also

• sigasig
• sigsa
• sikap
• sipag

 

Further reading

• “tiyaga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, pages 216, 299