tengga

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish tenga, an inflection of tener.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈteŋɡa/ [ˈt̪ɛŋ.ɡɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eŋɡa
  • Syllabification: teng‧ga

Adjective

tengga (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ) (informal)

  1. held up; on hold; kept idle; halted; stopped; paused; at a standstill
    Synonyms: nakahinto, nakatigil, nakahumpay, tigil
  2. unused; idle; inactive

Derived terms

  • itengga
  • makatengga

See also

Further reading

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