atang

Ibatan

Noun

atang

1. (anatomy) buttocks

Ivatan

Noun

atang

1. (anatomy) buttocks

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly from the following:

• From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ataŋ (“carry on a shoulder pole between two people”).
• From Hokkien 厭重／厌重 (ià-tǎng), according to Manuel (1948). Possibly related to Tagalog katang or Hokkien 加重 (ka-tăng).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔataŋ/ [ˈʔaː.tɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -ataŋ
• Syllabification: a‧tang

Noun

atang (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜅ᜔)

1. helping of one another to place a load on top of the head or shoulders of another

Derived terms

• atang-atang
• atangan
• iatang
• kapag naatang, maihahakbang
• makiatang
• pag-atang
• tagaatang
• umatang

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈtaŋ/ [ʔɐˈtaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: a‧tang

Noun

atáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜅ᜔)

1. food offering to the spirits

See also

• alay

Further reading

• “atang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ataŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 13

Yami

Noun

atang

1. (anatomy) buttocks

Yogad

Noun

atang

1. offering; sacrifice