nguyngoy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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)

  1. 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

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