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Tagalog
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Austronesian *kiŋəʀ (“to hear”).
Noun
kiníg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔)
- act of listening to something said or heard
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Etymology 2
Noun
kiníg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔) (now dialectal, Bulacan)
- uncontrollable movement of the body due to cold, fear or anger; shiver; chill
- Synonyms: kaligkig, katal, ngatog
Usage notes
- In Manila Tagalog, nginig is used instead, including its compounds.
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Further reading
- “kinig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*kiŋeR”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary