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gitna

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Remontado Agta

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋaq.

Noun

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gitnâ

  1. center; middle

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋaq with fossilized *gi- prefix (cf. Cebuano gi-). Compare Ilocano tengnga (middle), Kapampangan pitna (halve), Central Bikol tanga (between), Cebuano tunga (half, middle, center), Waray-Waray butnga (middle), Tausug tunga' (half), and Malay tengah (mid, amid). See also Tausug gi'tung (middle). See also Ilocano pagitnga.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gitnâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜈ)

  1. center; middle
    Synonym: sentro
  2. (Quezon) downtown area; commercial area
    Synonyms: bayan, sentro

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • gitna”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
  • gitna”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*teŋaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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