tainga

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *Caliŋa.

Noun

tainga

  1. (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *Caliŋa. Compare Ilocano talinga, Cebuano talinga, Maranao tangila, Tausug taynga, and Malay telinga.

Pronunciation

Noun

taingá or tainga (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜒᜅ or ᜆᜁᜅ)

  1. (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)
  2. handle shaped like an ear (of a jar, pitcher, box, etc.)
    Synonym: hawakan
  3. (anatomy) hangnail
    Synonyms: taingang-daga, (Marinduque) dayurayo

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “tainga”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “tainga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila
    • page 80: “Aſa) Taying̃a (pp) de jarro carahat de dos aſas, vde otra coſa, metaf) de taying̃a, que es oreja, por q̃ las alas parecen orejas por eſtar a los la dos”
    • page 455: “Oreja) Taying̃a (pp) de hombre de animal de jarro o de otra coſa”
    • page 458: “Oyr) Taying̃a (pp) con el oydo atẽto”
    • page 458: “Padraſtro) Taying̃anangcoco duo dici, coco, taying̃a . |. orejas de las vñas”

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