takkin di talaw

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Kankanaey

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Etymology

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From takki (“poop”) +‎ -n +‎ di (“of”) +‎ talaw (“star”)

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /takˌkin di taˈlaw/ [tʌk̠̚ˌki̞n di̞ tʌˈlaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: tak‧kin di ta‧law

Noun

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takkín di taláw

  1. (astronomy) shooting star
    Synonym: dusdusnug

References

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  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1972) “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos‎[1], volume 67, number 1/2 (in English and Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 91
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