tinig

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tingig — archaic
• ting̃ig — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tənəʀ (“sound, voice”). Cognate with Bikol Central tingog, Cebuano tunog (“resonant, audible”), and Malagasy teni (“word, speech”). Compare tunog.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtiniɡ/ [ˈtiː.nɪɡ]
• Rhymes: -iniɡ
• Syllabification: ti‧nig

Noun

tinig (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔)

1. (human) voice

   Synonym: boses

2. (grammar) voice
3. tone; intonation (of one's voice)
4. expression; right to express (of one's opinion, choice, or request)
5. mouthpiece (as of the government)

Derived terms

• ginintuang tinig
• hatinig
• katinig
• magtinig
• miktinig
• palatinigan
• pantinig
• patinig
• talatinigan
• tinig-balintiyak
• tinig-tahasan

 

See also

• huni

Further reading

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