tantsing
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tanˈt͡ʃiŋ/ [tɐnˈt͡ʃiŋ]
- Rhymes: -iŋ
- Syllabification: tan‧tsing
Noun edit
tantsíng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔)
- a gambling game in which coins at stake are placed one over another inside a circle then hit by players in turns with their cue pieces (similar to quoits)
- Synonym: tangga
Further reading edit
- “tantsing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018