ngatngat

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ŋatˈŋat/ [ŋɐt̪ˈŋat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: ngat‧ngat

Noun

ngatngát (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜆ᜔ᜅᜆ᜔)

1. gnaw

Further reading

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