yanggi

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from a backslang from giyang: gi-yang → yang-gi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjaŋɡi/ [ˈjaːŋ.ɡɪ]
• Rhymes: -aŋɡi
• Syllabification: yang‧gi

Adjective

yanggi (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜅ᜔ᜄᜒ) (slang)

1. having the shakes; experiencing of withdrawal from drugs

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 159