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Tagalog
Etymology
From kabibe (“seashell”) + -ng- + tainga (“ear”). See also Spanish oreja de mar (literally “ear of the sea”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /kaˌbibeŋ tajˈŋa/ , (colloquial) /kaˌbibeŋ ˈteŋa/
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: ka‧bi‧beng-tai‧nga
- IPA(key): /kaˌbibeŋ taˈʔiŋa/ (dated)
- Rhymes: -iŋa
- Syllabification: ka‧bi‧beng-ta‧i‧nga
Noun
kabibeng-taingá or kabibeng-tainga (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜊᜒᜅ᜔ᜆᜌᜒᜅ or ᜃᜊᜒᜊᜒᜅ᜔ᜆᜁᜅ)
- ear shell; abalone
- Synonym: abulon