nguyngoy
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- ng̃oyng̃oy — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *ŋuyŋuy (“whine, whimper, as a child”). See also Malay ngongoi.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ŋujˈŋoj/ [ŋʊɪ̯ˈŋoɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -oj
- Syllabification: nguy‧ngoy
Noun
nguyngóy (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜓᜌ᜔ᜅᜓᜌ᜔)
- incessant cry; sulky, continuous weeping (of a child throwing a tantrum)
- Synonyms: ngakngak, tanguyngoy
Derived terms
- inguyngoy
- magnguyngoy
- nguynguyan
- pagnguynguyan
See also
Further reading
- “nguyngoy”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ŋuyŋuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI