tinig
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- tingig — obsolete
- ting̃ig — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tənəʀ (“sound, voice”). Cognate with Bikol Central tingog, Cebuano tunog (“resonant, audible”), and Malagasy teni (“word, speech”). Compare tunog.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtiniɡ/ [ˈt̪iː.n̪ɪɡ̚]
- Rhymes: -iniɡ
- Syllabification: ti‧nig
Noun
tinig (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔)
- (human) voice
- Synonym: boses
- (grammar) voice
- tone; intonation (of one's voice)
- expression; right to express (of one's opinion, choice, or request)
- mouthpiece (as of the government)
Derived terms
- ginintuang tinig
- hatinig
- katinig
- magtinig
- miktinig
- palatinigan
- pantinig
- patinig
- talatinigan
- tinig-balintiyak
- tinig-tahasan
See also
Further reading
- “tinig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018