tingga
Bikol Central
Etymology
From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timəʀaq.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ting‧ga
- IPA(key): /tiŋˈɡaʔ/ [tiŋˈɡaʔ]
Noun
tinggâ
- lead (metal)
Sambali
Noun
tinggâ
- lead (metal)
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- tinga — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiŋˈɡaʔ/ [t̪ɪŋˈɡaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: ting‧ga
Etymology 1
From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timəʀaq (“tin”). Compare Sambali tingga, Kapampangan tingga, Bikol Central tingga, Waray-Waray tingga, Maranao timbega', Tausug tingga', Malay timah, and Iban timah. See also Sanskrit तीर (tīra) and तीव्र (tīvra, “tin”).
Noun
tinggâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ)
- (chemistry, metal) lead
- Synonyms: barha, plomo, (obsolete) tinggahitam, (obsolete) hitam
- (colloquial) soft solder
- Synonym: estanyo
- (colloquial) bullets
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Etymology 2
From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiŋgaʔ (“ear pendant”). Compare Kapampangan tingga and Iban tingga.
Noun
tinggâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ)
Derived terms
- itingga
- magtingga
- tinggaan
- tinggain
Further reading
- “tingga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*timeRaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tiŋgaʔ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Anagrams
Waray-Waray
Noun
tinggâ
- lead (metal)