tangkëgë

Kinaray-a

Alternative forms

  • tangkəgə (superseded)
  • tangkogo (common)

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *taŋkəgəq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taŋˈkɨɡɨʔ/, [taŋˈkɨ.ɡɨʔ]
  • Hyphenation: tang‧kë‧gë

Noun

tangkë́gë

  1. (anatomy) nape

Verb

tangkë́gë

  1. to hit at the nape