tengeg

Binukid edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋəʀ.

Noun edit

tengeg

kind of tree (the bark of which is used as an ingredient of toddy to make it red)

References edit

Wrigglesworth, Hazel J., Otanes, Fe T. (1992) Binukid Dictionary‎^[1], volume 9, number 2, Manila: Linguistic Society of the Philippines and Summer Institute of Linguistics, →ISBN, archived from the original on 4 November 2020, page 152

Western Bukidnon Manobo edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋəʀ.

Noun edit

tengeg

a certain tree and its bark, probably Ceriops tagal

Usage notes edit

The bark of tengeg is mixed with palm wine giving the wine a reddish colour. It is also mixed with sugar cane juice to slow down the process of fermentation.

References edit

Elkins, Richard E. (1968) “Manobo-English Dictionary”, in Oceanic Linguistics Special Publications‎^[2], number 3, Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →JSTOR, page 194