malingga

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Sanskrit कालिङ्ग (kāliṅga, “watermelon; white gourd”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maliŋˈɡa/ [mɐ.lɪŋˈɡa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ma‧ling‧ga

Noun

malinggá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ) (chiefly Cavite)

  1. wax gourd; white gourd (Benincasa hispida)
    Synonyms: kundol, tibyayong, (Bulacan, Laguna) sikoy, (obsolete) kamagalingga

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