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Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish tenga, an inflection of tener.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tengga (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ) (informal)
- held up; on hold; kept idle; halted; stopped; paused; at a standstill
- Synonyms: nakahinto, nakatigil, nakahumpay, tigil
- unused; idle; inactive
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “tengga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018