tangke

See also: Tangke

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tanque, from Portuguese tanque.

The second sense is influenced by English septic tank.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tang‧ke
• IPA^(key): /taŋˈke/ [t̪ɐŋˈki]

Noun

tangké

1. tank; vat (of water, fuel, etc.); cistern
2. cesspool; septic tank

   Synonym: poso negro

3. tank (armored vehicle)

   Synonym: tangke de gera

4. armored personnel carrier

   Synonym: tangke de gera

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tangke.

Tagalog

isang tangke

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tanque, from Portuguese tanque, from Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī), from Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taŋˈke/ [t̪ɐŋˈkɛ], /ˈtaŋke/ [ˈt̪aŋ.kɛ]
• Rhymes: -e, -aŋke
• Syllabification: tang‧ke

Noun

tangké or tangke (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

1. tank (armored vehicle)
2. tank; vat (of water, gasoline, etc.); cistern

   Synonym: alhibe

3. water reservoir

   Synonym: deposito

Derived terms

• tangkihan

See also

• talaga

 

Further reading

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