ngakngak

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• ngacngac (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋəkˈŋak/ [ŋəkˈŋäk]
• Hyphenation: ngak‧ngak
• Rhymes: -ak

Verb

ngakngak

1. to wail

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ŋakˈŋak/ [ŋɐkˈŋak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: ngak‧ngak

Noun

ngakngák (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜃ᜔ᜅᜃ᜔)

1. Synonym of ngalngal
2. incessant cry of a child throwing a tantrum

   Synonym: nguyngoy

3. impertinent talk

   Synonyms: daldal, dada, satsat

4. (obsolete) yell

   Synonym: hiyaw

Derived terms

• ngakngakan

Further reading

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