Kalinga

English

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /kɐ.lɪˈŋa/ (place), /kɐ.lɪŋˈɡa/ (people, language)

Proper noun

Kalinga

1. A province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tabuk. the province was created from the partinioning of Kalinga-Apayao

   Meronyms: Balbalan, Lubuagan, Pasil, Pinukpuk, Rizal, Tabuk, Tanudan, Tinglayan — city and municipalities of Kalinga

   Coordinate terms: Abra, Apayao, Baguio, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province — city and provinces of CAR

2. (historical) A former Spanish commandancy
3. (historical) A subprovince of Lepanto-Bontoc, created from the commandancy
4. A dialect continuum of Kalinga Province in the Philippines, spoken by the Kalinga people.

Noun

Kalinga pl (plural only)

1. An indigenous ethnic group whose ancestral domain is in the Cordillera Mountain Range of the northern Philippines.

Anagrams

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ka‧li‧nga
• IPA^(key): /kaliˈŋa/ [kɐ.l̪ɪˈŋa]

Proper noun

Kalinga

1. Kalinga (a province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tabuk)
2. (historical) a former Spanish commandancy
3. (historical) the subprovince of Kalinga

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kaˈliŋɡa/ [kɐˈliŋ.ɡɐ] (prescribed)
    • Rhymes: -iŋɡa
    • Syllabification: Ka‧lin‧ga
  • IPA^(key): /kaliˈŋa/ [kɐ.lɪˈŋa]
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Syllabification: Ka‧li‧nga
    • Homophone: kalinga

Proper noun

Kalinga or Kalingá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ or ᜃᜎᜒᜅ)

1. Kalinga (a province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tabuk)
2. Kalinga (ethnic group)
3. (historical) the subprovince of Kalinga, once part of Kalinga-Apayao in the Cordillera Administrative Region

Further reading

• “Kalinga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018