tangka

See also: tángkǎ

English

Noun

tangka (plural tangkas)

1. Alternative form of thangka

Atong (India)

Etymology

Compare Bengali টাকা (ṭaka) (from earlier *টাঁকা (*ṭãka)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taŋka/

Noun

tangka (Bengali script তাঙ্কা or তাংকা)

1. money

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Garo

Etymology

Compare Bengali টাকা (ṭaka) (from earlier *টাঁকা (*ṭãka)).

Noun

tangka

1. money

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tangca — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taŋˈkaʔ/, [tɐŋˈkaʔ]
• Hyphenation: tang‧ka

Noun

tangkâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃ)

1. attempt; endeavor; try

   Synonyms: ato, subok, pag-ato, pagsubok

2. intention; plan; purpose

   Synonyms: balak, layon, hangad, pakay, pagbabalak, layunin, hangad, hangarin

3. (obsolete) calculation of cost

   Synonyms: kuwenta, taya

4. (obsolete) act of making calculation to delegate something
5. (obsolete) promise

   Synonym: pangako

Derived terms

• magtangka
• pagtangkaan
• pagtatangka
• tangkaan
• tangkain

 

Further reading

• “tangka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “tangka”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024