nguyngoy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ng̃oyng̃oy — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ŋuyŋuy (“whine, whimper, as a child”). See also Malay ngongoi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ŋujˈŋoj/ [ŋʊɪ̯ˈŋoɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -oj
• Syllabification: nguy‧ngoy

Noun

nguyngóy (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜓᜌ᜔ᜅᜓᜌ᜔)

1. incessant cry of a child throwing a tantrum

   Synonyms: ngakngak, tanguyngoy

Derived terms

• inguyngoy
• magnguyngoy
• nguynguyan
• pagnguynguyan

 

See also

• balinguyngoy

 

Further reading

• “nguyngoy”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*ŋuyŋuy”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary