tangis

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English

Noun

tangis

  1. plural of tangi

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ta‧ngis
  • IPA(key): /ˈtaŋis/,

Noun

tángis

  1. a cry; a weep
    Synonyms: hibi, uriyak

Derived terms

Bunun

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Verb

tangis

  1. to cry

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ta‧ngis
  • IPA(key): /ˈtaŋis/,

Verb

tangis (Badlit spelling ᜆᜅᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. to cry; to weep

Conjugation

Conjugation for tangis (mo- )
Affix Root word Trigger
mo- tangis actor
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Past/present inchoative Future/habitual inchoative
motangis mitangis
nitangis 		motangis pagtangis
Conjugation for tangis (mag- )
Affix Root word Trigger
mag- tangis actor
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Past/present inchoative Future/habitual inchoative
magtangis nagtangis magtangis pagtangis
Conjugation for tangis (maka- )
Affix Root word Trigger
maka- tangis actor
Aspect
Infinitive Past/present inchoative Future/habitual inchoative
makatangis nakatangis makatangis
Conjugation for tangis (-an )
Affix Root word Trigger
-an tangis causative
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Past/present inchoative Future/habitual inchoative
tangisan gitangisan tangisan tangisi

Noun

tangis (Badlit spelling ᜆᜅᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. cry; weep

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Pronunciation

Verb

tangis

  1. to cry; to weep; to lament

Noun

tangis

  1. cry; weep; lament

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tangis, from Proto-Malayic *taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Verb

tangis (used in the form menangis)

  1. (intransitive) to cry; to weep

Noun

tangis (first-person possessive tangisku, second-person possessive tangismu, third-person possessive tangisnya)

  1. cry; weep

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese tangis.

Verb

tangis (used in the form nangis)

  1. to cry, to weep

Latin

Verb

tangis

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of tangō

Maguindanao

Noun

tangis

  1. rust

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Pronunciation

Verb

tangis (Jawi spelling تاڠيس)

  1. (intransitive) to cry; to weep

Derived terms

Noun

tangis (Jawi spelling تاڠيس, plural tangis-tangis, informal 1st possessive tangisku, 2nd possessive tangismu, 3rd possessive tangisnya)

  1. cry; weep

Descendants

  • Indonesian: tangis

Further reading

Maranao

Noun

tangis

  1. rust

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis.

Verb

tangis

  1. to cry, to weep

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis. Compare Amis tangic, Chamorro tanges, Fijian tagi, Hawaiian kani (“sound”), Ilocano sangit, Javanese ꦠꦔꦶꦱ꧀ (tangis), Malay tangis, and Maori tangi (“weeping; mourning”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaŋis/,
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ngis

Noun

tangis (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. crying; weeping
    Synonyms: iyak, pag-iyak
  2. mourning; wailing; lamentation
    Synonyms: pagtangis, pananangis, pagtaghoy, pananaghoy
  3. continuous, subdued crying or weeping
    Synonyms: nguyngoy, pagnguyngoy

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “tangis” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “tangis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*Caŋis”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis.

Verb

tangis (used in the form magtangis)

  1. to cry; to weep
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