Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ti(n)zəg. Compare Cebuano tindog and Maranao tindeg.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: tin‧dig
  • IPA(key): /tinˈdiɡ/, [tɪnˈdiɡ]

Noun edit

tindíg (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. deportment; bearing; posture; pose
    Synonyms: tayo, pagkakatayo, asta, tikas, bikas, kiyas, kiya
  2. act of standing or rising (from a sitting position)
    Synonyms: tayo, pagtayo
  3. act of constructing or setting up (of a house, building, etc.)
    Synonyms: tayo, pagtatayo, gawa, paggawa, tirik, pagtitirik
  4. firm or support for one's opinion or belief
    Synonym: paninindigan
  5. erection; hardening (as of a penis)
    Synonyms: tigas, paninigas, tayo, pagtayo, pananayo

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

tindíg (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. immediate imperative mood of tumindig