yanggi
Tagalog
editEtymology
editPossibly from a backslang from giyang: gi-yang → yang-gi.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈjaŋɡi/ [ˈjaŋ.ɡɪ]
- Rhymes: -aŋɡi
- Syllabification: yang‧gi
Adjective
edityanggi (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜅ᜔ᜄᜒ) (slang)
- having the shakes; experiencing of withdrawal from drugs
Further reading
edit- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 159