tungga

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tuŋˈɡaʔ/ [tʊŋˈɡaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: tung‧ga

Noun

tunggâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜄ)

1. drinking in gulps; draft; gulp

   Synonyms: lagok, lunok, lulon, tagok, langap, paglangap

2. act of drinking alcohol

   Synonyms: barik, pagbarik, inom, (slang) toma, (slang) pagtoma

3. rocking chair

   Synonyms: mesedora, tumba-tumba, tungga-tungga, tunggaan

4. act of rocking oneself (as on a rocking chair)

   Synonym: pagtungga-tungga

Derived terms

• katunggaan
• magtunggaan
• pagtungga
• pagtungga-tungga
• patungga
• tumungga
• tungga-tungga
• tunggaan
• tunggain

 

Further reading

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