tingga

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Bikol Central

Etymology

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timəʀaq.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ting‧ga
  • IPA(key): /tiŋˈɡaʔ/

Noun

tinggâ

  1. lead (metal)

Sambali

Noun

tinggâ

  1. lead (metal)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timəʀaq. Compare Bikol Central tingga, Malay timah (tin), Maranao timbega', Sambali tingga, Waray-Waray tingga, Iban timah, and Malay timah. Also possibly from Sanskrit तीर (tīra) or तीव्र (tīvra, tin).

Noun

tinggâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ)

  1. (chemistry, metal) lead
    Synonyms: barha, plomo, (obsolete) tinggahitam, (obsolete) hitam
  2. (colloquial) soft solder
    Synonym: estanyo
  3. (colloquial) bullets
    Synonyms: bala, punglo

Etymology 2

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiŋgaʔ. Compare Kapampangan tingga and Iban tingga.

Noun

tinggâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ)

  1. (obsolete) earring
    Synonyms: hikaw, aretes
Derived terms

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Waray-Waray

Noun

tinggâ

  1. lead (metal)