Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋatŋat (to chew off). Compare also Ilocano ngatingat.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ngat‧ngat
  • IPA(key): /ŋatˈŋat/, [ŋɐtˈŋat]

Noun edit

ngatngát (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜆ᜔ᜅᜆ᜔)

  1. gnaw

Further reading edit

  • ngatngat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018