alingawngaw

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Tagalog[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

alingawngáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜅᜏ᜔ᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. echo; reverberation
    Synonyms: alatuwat, alunignig, alituwat, antibanangaw, kugkog, haging
  2. noise; clamor
  3. (figurative) unconfirmed reports; rumors

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Further reading[edit]

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