siguro

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• seguro

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish seguro (“probably; maybe”), originally shifted from Spanish seguro (“surely; certainly”), where Philippine Spanish instead uses segurado (“sure”, literally “assured”) for the same sense. Doublet of seguro.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈɡuɾo/ [sɪˈɣuː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -uɾo
• Syllabification: si‧gu‧ro

Adverb

siguro (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜇᜓ)

1. maybe; perhaps; probably; possibly

   Synonyms: marahil, yata, baka, kaipala

Related terms

• seguridad
• sigurado
• sigurista

 

Noun

siguro (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜇᜓ)

1. certainty; assurance (especially in derived words)

   Synonyms: katiyakan, kasiguruhan

2. security; safety (especially in derived words)

   Synonym: kaligtasan

Derived terms

• isiguro
• kasiguruhan
• magsiguro
• makasiguro
• maniguro
• masiguro
• pagsiguro
• pagsisiguruhan
• paniguro
• pasiguro
• pasiguruhan
• siguruhan
• siguruhin
• sumiguro

 

Further reading

• “siguro”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “siguro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018