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Hungarian
Etymology
tini + -k
Pronunciation
Noun
tinik
- nominative plural of tini
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *tənək, from Proto-Austronesian *Cənək (“thorn”). Compare Ilocano tennek, Bikol Central tunok, Cebuano tunok, Hiligaynon tunok, Maranao tenek, and Tausug tunuk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiˈnik/,
- Hyphenation: ti‧nik
Noun
tiník (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜃ᜔)
- thorn; spine (of plants)
May mga tinik ang mga rosas.- Roses have thorns.
- fishbone
- fishbone stuck in the throat
- splinter or sliver stuck in the flesh
- Synonyms: subyang, salubsob
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