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Maguindanao
Verb
ingay
- to give
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Kapampangan ingay (“noise”), older form of inge, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiŋəʀ (“loud, unpleasant noise”). Expected inherited form for Tagalog would be *ingig, *inig. Compare Ilocano ingar (“growl”), Pangasinan ingal (“noise”), Hanunoo ingay (“noise”), Cebuano ingog (“piercing sound”), and Malay hingar (“noise”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ingay (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅᜌ᜔)
- noise
- Synonyms: linggal, kalampag, kalantog, ruwido, (Marinduque) samok
- tumult; uproar
- Synonyms: gulo, pagkakagulo
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “ingay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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