tanigi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋiʀi (“Spanish mackerel, kingfish: Scomberomorini spp.”). Compare Ilocano tanggigi, Pangasinan tangingi, Kapampangan tangginggi, Cebuano tangigi, Maranao tangigi, Javanese ꦠꦼꦔꦶꦫꦶ (tengiri), and Malay tenggiri.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈniɡiʔ/ [t̪ɐˈn̪iː.ɣɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -iɡiʔ
  • Syllabification: ta‧ni‧gi

Noun

tanigì (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈᜒᜄᜒ)

  1. (strictly) narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)
  2. Spanish mackerel; seerfish

Derived terms

  • panting-pantanigi

Further reading

  • “tanigi”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “tanigi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*taŋiRi”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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