panganga

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ nganga (betel nut combination).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˈŋaŋaʔ/ [pɐˈŋaː.ŋɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋaʔ
  • Syllabification: pa‧nga‧nga

Noun

pangangà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜅ) (Rizal)

  1. traditional practice where visitors are offered betel nuts in exchange of money gift for the newlyweds

Verb

pangangà (complete pinanganga, progressive pinapanganga, contemplative papanganga, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜅ)

  1. (informal) short for ipanganga

Verb

pangangà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜅ)

  1. (imperative, colloquial) short for pakinganga
  2. (transitive, colloquial) short for nagpanganga