tinig
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Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tənəʀ (“sound, voice”). Cognate with Bikol Central tingog, Cebuano tunog (“resonant, audible”), and Malagasy teni (“word, speech”). Compare tunog.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tinig (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔)
- (human) voice
- Synonym: boses
- (grammar) voice
- tone; intonation (of one's voice)
- expression; right to express (of one's opinion, choice, or request)
- mouthpiece (as of the government)
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Further reading[edit]
- “tinig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018