tingga

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timəʀaq.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ting‧ga
  • IPA(key): /tiŋˈɡaʔ/, [tiŋˈɡaʔ]

Noun

tinggâ

  1. lead (metal)

Sambali

Noun

tinggâ

  1. lead (metal)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiŋˈɡaʔ/ [tɪŋˈɡaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ting‧ga

Etymology 1

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timəʀaq. Compare Bikol Central tingga, Malay timah (“tin”), Maranao timbega', Sambali tingga, Waray-Waray tingga, Iban timah, and Malay timah. Also possibly from Sanskrit तीर (tīra) or तीव्र (tīvra, “tin”).

Noun

tinggâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ)

  1. (chemistry, metal) lead
    Synonyms: barha, plomo
  2. (colloquial) soft solder
    Synonym: estanyo
  3. (colloquial) bullets
    Synonyms: bala, punglo
  • tinggahitam

Etymology 2

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiŋgaʔ. Compare Kapampangan tingga and Iban tingga.

Noun

tinggâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ)

  1. (obsolete) earring
    Synonyms: hikaw, aretes
Derived terms
  • itingga
  • magtingga
  • tinggaan
  • tinggain

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

Waray-Waray

Noun

tinggâ

  1. lead (metal)
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