ngatngat

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋatŋat (“to chew off”). Compare also Ilocano ngatingat.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ŋatˈŋat/, [ŋɐtˈŋat]
  • Hyphenation: ngat‧ngat

Noun[edit]

ngatngát (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜆ᜔ᜅᜆ᜔)

  1. gnaw

Further reading[edit]

  • “ngatngat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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