panghininga

Tagalog

Alternative forms

panhining̃a — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From pang- (“instrumentative prefix”) +‎ hininga (“picking of tooth”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paŋhiniˈŋa/ [pɐŋ.hɪ.nɪˈŋa]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: pang‧hi‧ni‧nga

Noun

panghiningá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜅ) (obsolete)

toothpick
Synonyms: palito, tutpik

References

Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

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