pisngi

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *pis(e)ŋí (cheeks).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pisˈŋi/ [pisˈŋi]
  • Hyphenation: pis‧ngi

Noun

pisngí (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜅᜒ)

  1. (anatomy) cheek

References

Buhi'non Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pis(e)ŋí (cheeks).

Noun

pisngí

  1. (anatomy) cheek

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pis(e)ŋí (cheeks).

Noun

pisngi

  1. (anatomy) cheek

Iriga Bicolano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pis(e)ŋí (cheeks).

Noun

pisngí

  1. (anatomy) cheek

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

  • pisni

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pis(e)ŋí (cheeks).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɪsˈŋi/ [pɪsˈŋi]
  • Hyphenation: pis‧ngi

Noun

pisngi

  1. (anatomy) cheek

References

Libon Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pis(e)ŋí (cheeks).

Noun

pisngí

  1. (anatomy) cheek

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pis(e)ŋí (cheeks).

Noun

pisngi

  1. (anatomy) cheek

Masbate Sorsogon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pis(e)ŋí (cheeks).

Noun

pisngí

  1. (anatomy) cheek

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pis(e)ŋí (cheeks).

Noun

pisngí

  1. (anatomy) cheek

Miraya Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pis(e)ŋí (cheeks).

Noun

pisngí

  1. (anatomy) cheek

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pis(e)ŋí (cheeks).

Noun

pisngí

  1. (anatomy) cheek

Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pis(e)ŋí (cheeks).

Noun

pisngí

  1. (anatomy) cheek

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pis(e)ŋí (cheeks).

Noun

pisngi

  1. (anatomy) cheek

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pis(ə)ŋí (cheeks).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pisˈŋi/ [pɪsˈŋɪ]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: pis‧ngi

Noun

pisngí (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜅᜒ)

  1. (anatomy) cheek
  2. either of the two sides (as of a mango)

References

  1. ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*pis(e)ŋí”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

  • pisngi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

Waray Sorsogon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pis(e)ŋí (cheeks).

Noun

pisngí

  1. (anatomy) cheek

West Albay Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pis(e)ŋí (cheeks).

Noun

pisngí

  1. (anatomy) cheek