tungaw
Ilocano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuŋaw.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tú‧ngaw
- IPA(key): /ˈtuŋau/
Noun
túngaw
- mite
Derived terms
- tinungaw
Sakizaya
Noun
tungaw
- mole (colored spot on skin)
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- tong̃ao, toñgao – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tu‧ngaw
- IPA(key): /tuˈŋaw/, [tʊˈŋaʊ̯]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuŋaw (“tiny red itch mite”) (cf. Ilocano tungaw, Malay tungau, and Waray-Waray tungaw).
Noun
tungáw
- tiny, red itch mite or tick that infests skin folds of fowls with itchy bites
Derived terms
- pagtutungawin
- tungawan
- tungawin
See also
- hanip
- niknik
- garapata
- pulgas
Etymology 2
From Proto-Philippine *tuŋaw (“Astronia”).
Noun
tungáw
- name of various plants belonging to the Astronia genus
Waray-Waray
Noun
tungáw
- tick