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Tagalog
Etymology
From pa- + tangwa.
Pronunciation
Noun
patangwá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜅ᜔ᜏ)
- (architecture) small balcony
- Synonyms: patungwa (Quezon), balkon, balkonahe
- (geography) precipice; cliff; steep slope of a high place
- (obsolete) Synonym of tangwa
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “patangwa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “patangwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 67
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte. (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot