taingang-daga

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• taingandaga, tengandaga, tengang-daga, tainga-ng-daga

Etymology

From tainga +‎ -ng +‎ daga.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /taiˌŋaŋ daˈɡaʔ/ [t̪ɐ.ɪˌŋan̪ d̪ɐˈɣaʔ], (colloquial) /ˌteŋaŋ daˈɡaʔ/ [ˌt̪ɛː.ŋɐn̪ d̪ɐˈɣaʔ]
  • IPA^(key): /taˌʔiŋaŋ daˈɡaʔ/ [t̪ɐˌʔiː.ŋɐn̪ d̪ɐˈɣaʔ] (dated)
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ta‧i‧ngang-da‧ga

Noun

taingáng-dagâ or taingang-dagâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜒᜅᜅ᜔ᜇᜄ or ᜆᜁᜅᜅ᜔ᜇᜄ)

1. (literally) ear of a mouse or rat
2. wood ear (edible fungus in the genus Auricularia, particularly Auricularia affinis)
3. creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata)
4. Asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica)

   Synonyms: takip-kuhol, takip-suso, takip-kuto

5. (anatomy, colloquial) hangnail

   Synonyms: tainga, (Marinduque) dayurayo