ihanga

Tagalog

Etymology

From i- +‎ hanga.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˈhaŋaʔ/ [ʔɪˈhaː.ŋɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋaʔ
  • Syllabification: i‧ha‧nga

Verb

ihangà (complete inihanga, progressive inihahanga, contemplative ihahanga, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜑᜅ)

  1. to be the cause or reason for admiration
    Synonym: ikahanga

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iɣaŋa/

Noun

ihanga

  1. fish

Further reading

  • Johnston, R.L. 1982. "Proto-Kimbe and the New Guinea Oceanic hypothesis". In Halim, A., Carrington, L. and Wurm, S.A. editors. Papers from the Third International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics, Vol. 1: Currents in Oceanic, 59-95.
  • Ross, Malcolm D. (2003) Andrew Pawley, editor, The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic: Volume 2, The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC; republished as Meredith Osmond, editor, (Please provide a date or year)