katang
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- catang – obsolete
Etymology 1
Either from Proto-Philippine *kataŋ, or cognate to Malay ketam. From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aːm (“crab”) (Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam), Vietnamese đam, Mon ဂတာံ (hətam))..
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧táng
- IPA(key): /kaˈtaŋ/, [kɐˈtaŋ]
Noun
katáng
- small freshwater crab
See also
- talangka
Etymology 2
From Hokkien 加重 (ka-tăng). Compare with Hiligaynon kadang (“stilts”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧tang
- IPA(key): /ˈkataŋ/, [ˈka.tɐŋ]
Noun
katang
- tow tilting a boat with a heavy load
- support; stand; counterweight; base supporting something
Derived terms
- ikatang
- katangan
Further reading
- “katang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
References
- Fr. Juan José de Noceda; Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, page 86: “CATANG. pp. navio que boga por mal cargado”
- Fr. Juan José de Noceda; Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, page 377: “CATANG. pc. cangrejillos pequeños”
- Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 82
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 131