ingay

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Maguindanao

Verb

ingay

  1. 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

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔiŋaj/,
  • Hyphenation: i‧ngay

Noun

ingay (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅᜌ᜔)

  1. noise
    Synonyms: linggal, kalampag, kalantog, ruwido
  2. tumult; uproar
    Synonyms: gulo, pagkakagulo

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Further reading

  • “ingay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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