tainga
Pangutaran Sama
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *Caliŋa.
Noun
tainga
- (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- tenga, taynga – colloquial
- tahinga – dialectal, Teresa-Morong, Tayabasin
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *Caliŋa. Compare Ilocano talinga, Cebuano talinga, and Malay telinga.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧i‧nga
- IPA(key): /taˈʔiŋa/, [tɐˈʔi.ŋɐ] (dated)
- IPA(key): /ˈtajŋa/, [ˈtaɪ̯.ŋɐ]
- IPA(key): /ˈteŋa/, [ˈte.ŋɐ] (colloquial)
Noun
tainga (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌ᜔ᜅ)
- (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)
- handle shaped like an ear (of a jar, pitcher, box, etc.)
- (anatomy) hangnail
- Synonyms: taingang-daga, (obsolete or Marinduque) dayurayo
Derived terms
- mahina ang tainga
- manainga
- panahinga
- puting-tainga
- salamin ng tainga
- sarhan ang tainga
- taingambaboy
- taingambuhay
- taingang-daga
- taingang-kawali
- takpan ang tainga
Further reading
- “tainga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Tausug
Alternative forms
- taynga
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa.
Noun
tainga
- ear