alingawngaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• aling̃aong̃ao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Formed with the Proto-Austronesian prefix *qali-. Compare Kapampangan alingongo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaliŋawˈŋaw/ [ʔɐ.lɪ.ŋaʊ̯ˈŋaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: a‧li‧ngaw‧ngaw

Noun

alingawngáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜅᜏ᜔ᜅᜏ᜔)

1. echo; reverberation

   Synonyms: alatuwat, alunignig, alituwat, antibanangaw, kugkog, haging

2. noise; clamor
3. (figurative) unconfirmed reports; rumors

Derived terms

• magpaalingawngaw
• paalingawngawin
• umalingawngaw

 

See also

• ngawngaw

 

Further reading

• “alingawngaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qali”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary