atang

atang

1. (anatomy) buttocks

atang

1. (anatomy) buttocks

Uncertain. Possibly from the following:

• From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ataŋ (“carry on a shoulder pole between two people”).
• From Hokkien 厭重 / 厌重 (ià-tǎng), according to Manuel (1948). Possibly related to Tagalog katang or Hokkien 加重 (ka-tăng).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔataŋ/ [ˈʔaː.t̪ɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -ataŋ
• Syllabification: a‧tang

atang (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜅ᜔)

1. helping of one another to place a load on top of the head or shoulders of another

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈtaŋ/ [ʔɐˈt̪aŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: a‧tang

atáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜅ᜔)

1. food offering to the spirits

• alay

• “atang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ataŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 13

• tagan, ganta, Gatan, angat, tanga, ngata, Angat

atang

1. (anatomy) buttocks

atang

1. offering; sacrifice