yanggi

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from a backslang from giyang: gi-yang → yang-gi.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjaŋɡi/, [ˈjaŋ.ɡɪ]
Rhymes: -aŋɡi
Syllabification: yang‧gi

Adjective[edit]

yanggi (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜅ᜔ᜄᜒ) (slang)

having the shakes; experiencing of withdrawal from drugs

Further reading[edit]

Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 159

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Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries