tangke

See also: Tangke

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tanque, from Portuguese tanque.

The second sense is influenced by English septic tank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋke/ [ˈt̪aŋ.ke]
• Hyphenation: tang‧ke

Noun

tángke (Badlit spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

1. tank; vat (of water, fuel, etc.); cistern
2. cesspool; septic tank

   Synonym: poso negro

3. (military) tank (armored vehicle)

   Synonym: tangke de gera

4. (military) armored personnel carrier

   Synonym: tangke de gera

5. (military) infantry fighting vehicle

   Synonym: tangke de gera

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tangke.

Tagalog

isang tangke

Alternative forms

• tanke

Etymology

Etymology tree

Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka)

Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)bor.

Portuguese tanquebor.

Spanish tanquebor.

Tagalog tangke

Borrowed from Spanish tanque, borrowed from Portuguese tanque (“tank”), borrowed from Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī), from Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taŋˈke/ [t̪ɐŋˈkɛ], /ˈtaŋke/ [ˈt̪aŋ.kɛ]
• Rhymes: -e, -aŋke
• Syllabification: tang‧ke

Noun

tangké or tangke (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

1. tank (armored vehicle)
2. tank; vat (of water, gasoline, etc.); cistern

   Synonym: alhibe

3. water reservoir

   Synonym: deposito

Derived terms

• tangkihan
• tangkito

Related terms

• barko-tangke

See also

• gasul
• talaga

Further reading

• “tangke”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “tangke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018