yangasngas

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ngayasngas

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /jaŋasˈŋas/ [jɐ.ŋɐsˈŋas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: ya‧ngas‧ngas

Noun

yangasngás (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜅᜐ᜔ᜅᜐ᜔)

1. setting of the teeth on edge

   Synonyms: ngilo, pangingilo

2. (by extension) bragging; boasting

   Synonyms: paghahambog, pagyayabang

Further reading

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