tangkay

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tang‧kay

Noun

tangkay

  1. five-leaved chaste tree (Vitex negundo)

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Malay tangkai.

Pronunciation

Noun

tangkáy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜌ᜔)

  1. stem; stalk; petiole; peduncle (of a flower or leaf)
  2. shaft; stem (of an arrow)
  3. handle (as of an umbrella)

Derived terms

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Tausug

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /taŋkaj/
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: tang‧kay

Noun

tangkay (Sulat Sūg spelling تَڠْكَيْ)

  1. stem, stalk
  2. handle
  3. bow, temple (of eye-glasses)