alingawngaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Formed with the Proto-Austronesian prefix *qali- (“things connected to the spirit realm”) + *ŋawŋaw (“sound of a creature”). Compare Kapampangan alingongo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaliŋawˈŋaw/ [ʔɐ.lɪ.ŋaʊ̯ˈŋaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: a‧li‧ngaw‧ngaw

Noun

alingawngáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜅᜏ᜔ᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. echo; reverberation
    Synonyms: alatuwat, alunignig, alituwat, antibanangaw, kugkog, haging
  2. noise; clamor
  3. (figurative) unconfirmed reports; rumors

Derived terms

See also

  • ngawngaw

Further reading

  • “alingawngaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qali”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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