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inggit

Pronunciation: /ʔiŋˈɡit/

“inggit” is a Tagalog word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. envy (resentful dislike of another who has something desirable)
  2. spite; grudge

adjective

  1. envious

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *iŋgit (“envy; envious”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i(ŋ)git (“anger; resentment”).

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