tingala

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiŋadaq. Compare Bikol Central tingara, Malay tengadah, and Palauan dengarech.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiŋaˈlaʔ/ [t̪ɪ.ŋɐˈlaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ti‧nga‧la

Adjective

tingalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅᜎ)

  1. with the face turning upward
    Synonym: nakatingala
  2. tilted upward; with one end, side, or edge raised or higher than the opposite
    Synonyms: tikwas, nakatikwas

Derived terms

  • itingala
  • kapag may sinuksok, may titingalain
  • magtitingala
  • maningalang-pugad
  • mapatingala
  • matingala
  • nakatingala
  • pagkakatingala
  • pagtingala
  • pagtitingalaan
  • paniningalang-pugad
  • patingala
  • patingalain
  • tingalaan
  • tingalain
  • tumingala

Noun

tingalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅᜎ)

  1. act of looking upward
    Synonym: pagtingala
  2. upward tilt of one end (like a seesaw, etc.)
    Synonym: tikwas
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