kangga

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: kang‧ga

Noun

kangga

  1. a carabao-drawn sled

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *kaŋgah (“carabao-drawn sled”). Compare Aklanon kangga and Cebuano kangga. See also Chamorro kangga, which is said to have borrowed from a Philippine language.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaŋˈɡaʔ/ [kɐŋˈɡaʔ], /kaŋˈɡa/ [kɐŋˈɡa]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ, -a
  • Syllabification: kang‧ga

Noun

kanggâ or kanggá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜅ᜔ᜄ)

  1. cart made like a sled and usually pulled by a carabao
    Synonyms: paragos, pagulong, kareta

Further reading

  • “kangga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 448.
  • Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 76
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971) A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 186
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