tangwa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tang̃ua, tangua — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• tungwa, tongwa — Quezon

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 窗仔 (thang-á, “window”) according to Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taŋˈwa/ [tɐŋˈwa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: tang‧wa

Noun

tangwá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜏ)

1. sheer edge of a steep height (as of a cliff, precipice, table, etc.)

   Synonyms: bingit, gilid, tabihan

2. precipice; steep cliff
3. (Southern Tagalog, chiefly Batangas) any opening where one might fall from

   Synonym: tungwa (Quezon)

4. (obsolete) Synonym of patangwa

Derived terms

• ipagpatangwa
• katangwahan
• magtangwa
• mapatangwa
• matangwahan
• patangwa
• patangwahin
• tumangwa

 

See also

• awang
• tanga
• tangway

 

Further reading

• “tangwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 67
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot