bigkis

== Tagalog == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀkəs. Compare Bikol Central bugkos, Cebuano bugkos, and Malay berkas. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biɡˈkis/ [bɪɡˈkɪs] Rhymes: -is Syllabification: big‧kis === Noun === bigkís (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜃᜒᜐ᜔) girdle; abdominal band bundle consisting of parts or units bound together Synonyms: tangkas, tungkos (figurative) bond; union; unity ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bigkis”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “bigkis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*beRkes”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI