tingga

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timəʀaq.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ting‧ga
  • IPA(key): /tiŋˈɡaʔ/, [tiŋˈɡaʔ]

Noun[edit]

tinggâ

  1. lead (metal)

Sambali[edit]

Noun[edit]

tinggâ

  1. lead (metal)

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tiŋˈɡaʔ/, [tɪŋˈɡaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ting‧ga

Etymology 1[edit]

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timəʀaq. Compare Bikol Central tingga, Malay timah (“tin”), Maranao timbega', Sambali tingga, Waray-Waray tingga, Iban timah, and Malay timah. Also possibly from Sanskrit तीर (tīra) or तीव्र (tīvra, “tin”).

Noun[edit]

tinggâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ)

  1. (chemistry, metal) lead
    Synonyms: barha, plomo
  2. (colloquial) soft solder
    Synonym: estanyo
  3. (colloquial) bullets
    Synonyms: bala, punglo
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiŋgaʔ. Compare Kapampangan tingga and Iban tingga.

Noun[edit]

tinggâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ)

  1. (obsolete) earring
    Synonyms: hikaw, aretes
Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Waray-Waray[edit]

Noun[edit]

tinggâ

  1. lead (metal)
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