Katigoman

assembly / meetingnoun

Alternative meanings

assembly
meeting
council
gathered group
gathering
convention
session, depending on context

Pronunciation

kah-TEE-goh-mahn

Root and affixes

Katigoman comes from the root tigom, related to gathering, collecting, or bringing together. It can refer to an assembly, meeting, or group of people gathered together.

Variants or conjugations

katigoman = assembly / meeting / council
katiguman = common spelling variant
tigom = meeting / gather / collect
pagtigom = meeting / act of gathering
tigom-tipon = gathering / get-together
asembliya = assembly, modern loanword depending on context

Related words and expressions

tigom = gather / meeting
miting = meeting
konseho = council
sesyon = session
kasabutan = agreement
katilingban = society / community

Meaning and usage notes

Use katigoman for an assembly or meeting of people with a common purpose. For a modern work meeting, miting is also widely used. For an institutional council, konseho may be more specific.