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Bikol Central
Etymology
From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timəʀaq.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ting‧ga
- IPA(key): /tiŋˈɡaʔ/
Noun
tinggâ
- lead (metal)
Sambali
Noun
tinggâ
- lead (metal)
Tagalog
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)
- (chemistry, metal) lead
- Synonyms: barha, plomo, (obsolete) tinggahitam, (obsolete) hitam
- (colloquial) soft solder
- Synonym: estanyo
- (colloquial) bullets
- Synonyms: bala, punglo
Etymology 2
From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiŋgaʔ. Compare Kapampangan tingga and Iban tingga.
Noun
tinggâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ)
- (obsolete) earring
- Synonyms: hikaw, aretes
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tingga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
Waray-Waray
Noun
tinggâ
- lead (metal)