tangke

See also: Tangke

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tanque, from Portuguese tanque.

The second sense is influenced by English septic tank.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tang‧ke
  • IPA(key): /ˈtaŋke/ [ˈt̪aŋ.ke]

Noun

tangke (Badlit spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

  1. tank; vat (of water, fuel, etc.); cistern
  2. cesspool; septic tank
    Synonym: poso negro
  3. (military) tank (armored vehicle)
    Synonym: tangke de gera
  4. (military) armored personnel carrier
    Synonym: tangke de gera
  5. (military) infantry fighting vehicle
    Synonym: tangke de gera

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tangke.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tanque, from Portuguese tanque, from Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī), from Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taŋˈke/ [t̪ɐŋˈkɛ], /ˈtaŋke/ [ˈt̪aŋ.kɛ]
  • Rhymes: -e, -aŋke
  • Syllabification: tang‧ke

Noun

tangké or tangke (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

  1. tank (armored vehicle)
  2. tank; vat (of water, gasoline, etc.); cistern
    Synonym: alhibe
  3. water reservoir
    Synonym: deposito

Derived terms

  • tangkihan

See also

Further reading

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