tengga

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Tagalog

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Etymology

From Spanish tenga, an inflection of tener.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tengga (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ) (informal)

  1. held up; on hold; kept idle; halted; stopped; paused; at a standstill
    Synonyms: nakahinto, nakatigil, nakahumpay, tigil
  2. unused; idle; inactive

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Further reading

  • tengga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018