tangga

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋga (“runged ladder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋɡa/ [ˈtaŋ.ɡa]
• Hyphenation: tang‧ga

Noun

tángga (Basahan spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜄ)

1. step (of a staircase); rung (of a ladder)

   Synonym: hagyan

Iban

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *taŋga(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋga (“runged ladder”).

Noun

tangga

1. ladder; stair
2. standard (grade level in primary education)

Derived terms

• bepenangga
• betangga
• nangga

References

• Scott, N. C. (1956), A Dictionary of Sea Dayak‎^[1], School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tangga, from Proto-Malayic *taŋga(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋga (“runged ladder”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋɡa/ [ˈt̪aŋ.ɡa]

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• Rhymes: -aŋɡa
• Syllabification: tang‧ga

Noun

tangga (plural tangga-tangga)

1. stair (series of steps)
2. ladder
3. a support to get into a car, train, etc
4. (figuratively) level

Derived terms

• bertangga
• setangga

• tangga berjalan
• tangga beroda
• tangga geser
• tangga jenjang
• tangga karier
• tangga lagu
• tangga lipat
• tangga monyet
• tangga nada
• tangga nada mayor
• tangga pandu
• tangga picak
• tangga pilin
• tangga sambung
• tangga sigai
• tangga sokong
• tangga sosial
• tangga spiral
• tangga tali
• tangga teras
• tangga ulir
• tangga universal

Further reading

• “tangga”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *taŋga(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋga (“runged ladder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋɡa/ [ˈt̪aŋ.ɡa]
• (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /taŋɡə/
• (Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /taŋɡa/
• Rhymes: -aŋɡə, -ɡə, -ə

Noun

tangga (Jawi spelling تڠݢ, plural tangga-tangga or tangga²)

1. stair (series of steps), ladder

   (figuratively) rank, level

   • 1991 October 3, Kamsiah Sirat, “Orang Jepun sudah gemar dangdut”, in Berita Harian‎^[2], page 5:

     Lagu dangdut itu berada di tangga keempat dalam carta lagu-lagu paling popular di sana.

     The dangdut track is in fourth place on the pop [song] charts there.

2. pedestal or support to get into a car, train, etc.

Derived terms

• bertangga
• setangga
• tetangga

• anak tangga
• rumah tangga
• tangga beroda
• tangga gerak
• tangga geser
• tangga jenjang
• tangga kerjaya
• tangga lagu
• tangga lipat
• tangga monyet
• tangga nada
• tangga pandu
• tangga picak
• tangga pilin
• tangga sambung
• tangga sigai
• tangga sokong
• tangga sosial
• tangga tali
• tangga teras
• tangga ulir

Descendants

• Indonesian: tangga

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “تڠݢ tangga”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 79
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “تڠݢ tangga”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 170
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “tangga”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 532

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tanga (“hob, a boys game”), from Old Spanish tanga, first-person singular present subjunctive of tañer (“to touch”), from Latin tangere (“to touch”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋɡa/ [ˈt̪aŋ.ɡɐ]
• Rhymes: -aŋɡa
• Syllabification: tang‧ga

Noun

tangga (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜄ)

1. a gambling game in which coins at stake are placed one over another inside a circle then hit by players in turns with their cue pieces (similar to quoits)

   Synonym: tantsing

Derived terms

• tanggahan

Further reading

• “tangga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Lopez, Cecilio (1965), “The Spanish overlay in Tagalog”, in Lingua‎^[3], volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 467–504

Anagrams

• gatang