gitna

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋaq.

Noun

gitnâ

  1. center; middle

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋaq with *gi- prefix (cf. Cebuano gi-). Compare Ilocano tengnga (“middle”), Kapampangan pitna (“halve”), Bikol Central tanga (“between”), Cebuano tunga (“half, middle, center”), Waray-Waray butnga (“middle”), Tausug tunga' (“half”), and Malay tengah (“mid, amid”). See also Tausug gi'tung (“middle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gitnâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜈ)

  1. center; middle
    Synonym: sentro
  2. (Quezon) downtown area; commercial area
    Synonyms: bayan, sentro

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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