keseg

English: Translation
strength
Bikol: Translation
kusog
Filipino: Translation
strength; force; intensity; power
English: Definition
The capacity to exert, withstand, or transmit force; by extension, the measurable intensity of a sound, action, natural phenomenon, or other force-producing event.
Morphology
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Notes

Part of speech: noun; lexical root

Morphology: Bound or free lexical base √KESEG underlying makeseg, lakeseg, kesegan, kesgan, kinesgan, nakesgan, pinakesgan, komineseg, komeseg, nagikinesgan, nangagikinesgan, nangagikineresgan, and maraksegen.

Notes: The meaning is not restricted to muscular strength. It extends naturally to loudness, forceful movement, heavy rain, and similar manifestations of intensity.

Morphological Overview

FormProvisional analysisPrincipal function
keseg√KESEGstrength, force, intensity
makesegma- + √KESEGpossessing or exhibiting strength
lakesegla- + √KESEGemphatically or exceptionally strong
kesegan√KESEG + -anmake something stronger, harder, or louder
kesgan√KESEG + -an, with medial e elisionreduced form of kesegan
kinesganresult/perfective formation from kesganwas made stronger or louder
nagikinesgannagi- + kinesgantwo parties competitively intensifying against each other
nangagikinesgannangagi- + kinesganplural/collective competitive intensification
nangagikineresganexpanded iterative formrepeated or sustained mutual escalation
nakesganna- + kesganinadvertently made stronger or louder
pinakesganpina- + kesgandeliberately made stronger or louder
komineseg-omin- formation of √KESEGbecame or grew stronger, louder, or heavier
komeseg-om- formation of √KESEGbecome or grow stronger
maraksegencomplex person/propensity formationbrawny, muscular, powerfully built

Related entries: makeseg; lakeseg; kesegan; kesgan; kinesgan; nakesgan; pinakesgan; komineseg; komeseg; nagikinesgan; nangagikinesgan; nangagikineresgan; maraksegen

Linguistic History
Cognate with Central Bikol “kusog” and other Philippine forms belonging to an Austronesian word family reconstructed as “keseR”, referring to strength, vigor, or powerful intensity.