pinteng

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Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /pinˈtəŋ/
    • IPA(key): (Tadian) /pinˈtəŋ/
  • Rhymes: -əŋ
  • Syllabification: pin‧teng

Noun

pintë́ng (historical)

  1. Bauko people killed by enemies
  2. (folklore) the spirits of those people

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1972) “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos, volume 67, number 1/2 (in English and Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 79