ngidngid

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ngirngir — dialectal, Batangas

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ŋidˈŋid/ [ŋɪdˈŋid]
• Rhymes: -id
• Syllabification: ngid‧ngid

Noun

ngidngíd (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜒᜇ᜔ᜅᜒᜇ᜔)

1. (anatomy) gum

   Synonym: gilagid

Usage notes

• In Marinduque, this word is used rather than gilagid.

Further reading

• “ngidngid” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021