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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

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

Noun

tángis (Basahan spelling ᜆᜅᜒᜐ᜔)

  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 mo-
root word tangis
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive motangis
past/present inchoative mitangis
nitangis
future/habitual inchoative motangis
imperative pagtangis
Conjugation for tangis (mag- )
affix mag-
root word tangis
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive magtangis
past/present inchoative nagtangis
future/habitual inchoative magtangis
imperative pagtangis
Conjugation for tangis (maka- )
affix maka-
root word tangis
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive makatangis
past/present inchoative nakatangis
future/habitual inchoative makatangis
Conjugation for tangis (-an )
affix -an
root word tangis
trigger causative
aspect
infinitive tangisan
past/present inchoative gitangisan
future/habitual inchoative tangisan
imperative 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 (plural tangis-tangis)

  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)

  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

Noun

tangis (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅᜒᜐ᜔)

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

Derived terms

Further reading

  • tangis”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • tangis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Caŋis”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /taŋis/
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: ta‧ngis

Noun

tangis (Sulat Sūg spelling تَڠِسْ)

  1. crying; weeping

Derived terms