panainga

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From pan- +‎ tainga (ear).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /panaˈʔiŋa/
    • IPA(key): /panaiˈŋa/ , (colloquial) /paˈneŋa/ (modern reconstruction)
      • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: pa‧na‧i‧nga

Noun

panainga or panaingá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈᜁᜅ or ᜉᜈᜌᜒᜅ) (obsolete)

  1. earring
    Synonyms: hikaw, aretes

Usage notes

  • This is now obsolete in most dialects except for Rizal where the variant panahinga is still in use today.

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