mabigat

• mabig-at — now dialectal, Southern Tagalog

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)bəʀəqat. By surface analysis, ma- +‎ bigat.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mabiˈɡat/ [mɐ.bɪˈɣat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: ma‧bi‧gat

mabigát (plural mabibigat, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜄᜆ᜔)

1. heavy (having great weight)

   Sabay-sabay nilang itinulak ang mabigat na dyip nang 'di na ito makatakbo. ― They pushed the heavy jeepney together when it could no longer start up.

   Mabigat ang krisis ng gutom sa mahihirap na sektor ng bansa. ― The hunger crisis is heavy onto the poorest sectors of the country

   Mabigat ang porsiyento ng mga exam sa klaseng ito kumpara sa mga proyekto. ― The percentage of the exam has more weight as against the projects.

2. deep; profound; weighty

   Nasasabaw ako sa mabibigat na mga teoriya ni Marx.

   I can't understand fully Marx's profound theories.

3. serious; critical; grave; grievous

   Synonyms: malubha, malala

4. formidable; hard to accomplish or tackle

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