nangis

Ibaloi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.ŋis/
• Hyphenation: na‧ngis

Noun

nangis

1. cry

   Makedsang nangis to.

   Her cry is so loud. (She cries so loudly.)

Verb

nangis (Future tense unnangis, Past tense nimmangis, Present tense emannangis)

1. to cry

   Nangis ka. Ma-evatan mi.

   It's okay to cry. We understand.

Derived terms

• ka-unnangnangis
• manengis
• panangis

See also

• bayay

Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis.

Verb

nangis

1. to cry, to weep

Karao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Noun

nangis

1. cry

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of ng- +‎ tangis.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈnaŋes/ [ˈna.ŋes]

• (Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /ˈnaŋis/ [ˈna.ŋis]
• Hyphenation: na‧ngis

Verb

nangis (Jawi spelling ناڠيس)

1. (informal) Alternative form of menangis (“to cry”).

Further reading

• "nangis" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017