agingay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• aguingay — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈɡiŋaj/ [ʔɐˈɣiː.ŋaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -iŋaj
• Syllabification: a‧gi‧ngay

Noun

agingay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜒᜅᜌ᜔)

1. Rottboellia paradoxa (a species of grass native to the Philippines)
2. pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
3. (rare) southern sandbur (Cenchrus brownii)

Further reading

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