ngatngat

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋatŋat (“to chew off”). Compare also Ilocano ngatingat.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ŋatˈŋat/ [ŋɐtˈŋat]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: ngat‧ngat

Noun

ngatngát (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜆ᜔ᜅᜆ᜔)

  1. gnaw

Further reading
  • “ngatngat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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