tingga
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
Alternative forms
- tinga – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ting‧ga
- IPA(key): /tiŋˈɡaʔ/, [tɪŋˈɡaʔ]
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
- (colloquial) soft solder
- Synonym: estanyo
- (colloquial) bullets
- Synonyms: bala, punglo
Related terms
- tinggahitam
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
- itingga
- magtingga
- tinggaan
- tinggain
Further reading
- “tingga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Waray-Waray
Noun
tinggâ
- lead (metal)