tigum

meeting / gathering / to gathernoun / verb

Alternative meanings

A meeting of people to talk, decide, or share something; also the action of meeting, gathering, or assembling.

Pronunciation

TEE-goom

Root and affixes

Cebuano root related to gathering, collecting, or assembling people or things. It also appears as tigom in some sources.

Variants or conjugations

tigom, pagtigom, magtigum, miting

Related words and expressions

meeting, gathering, group, assembly, conference

Meaning and usage notes

Tigum can mean meeting as a noun and to gather or meet as a verb. Miting is also used in modern contexts, but tigum is broader.