tingga

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timəʀaq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ting‧ga
• IPA^(key): /tiŋˈɡaʔ/ [tiŋˈɡaʔ]

Noun

tinggâ

1. lead (metal)

Sambali

Noun

tinggâ

1. lead (metal)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tinga — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiŋˈɡaʔ/ [t̪ɪŋˈɡaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ting‧ga

Etymology 1

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timəʀaq. Compare Bikol Central tingga, Malay timah (“tin”), Maranao timbega', Sambali tingga, Waray-Waray tingga, Iban timah, and Malay timah. Also possibly from Sanskrit तीर (tīra) or तीव्र (tīvra, “tin”).

Noun

tinggâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ)

1. (chemistry, metal) lead

   Synonyms: barha, plomo, (obsolete) tinggahitam, (obsolete) hitam

2. (colloquial) soft solder

   Synonym: estanyo

3. (colloquial) bullets

   Synonyms: bala, punglo

Related terms

• tinggahitam
• tinggaputi

 

Etymology 2

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiŋgaʔ. Compare Kapampangan tingga and Iban tingga.

Noun

tinggâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ)

1. (obsolete) earring

   Synonyms: hikaw, aretes

Derived terms

• itingga
• magtingga
• tinggaan
• tinggain

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• tanggi, tigang, gitang

Waray-Waray

Noun

tinggâ

1. lead (metal)