atang-atang

Tagalog

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to Hokkien 蟲仔 / 虫仔 (thâng-á, “insect”), or a reduplication of atang. Compare Casiguran Dumagat Agta atang-atang (“species of poisonous river crab”). See also Cebuano tanga (“scorpion”) and Hokkien 蠍仔蟲 / 蝎仔虫 (giat-á-thâng).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔataŋ ˈʔataŋ/ [ˌʔaː.t̪ɐŋ ˈʔaː.t̪ɐŋ]
    • Rhymes: -ataŋ
  • (eastern Marinduque) IPA(key): /ʔaˌtaŋ ʔaˈtaŋ/ [ʔɐˌt̪aŋ ʔɐˈt̪aŋ]
    • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: a‧tang-a‧tang

Noun

atang-atang or atáng-atáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜅ᜔ᜀᜆᜅ᜔)

  1. scorpion
    Synonyms: alakdan, (colloquial) pitumbuko, (Marinduque) iwi

Usage notes

  • This term is widely used in eastern Marinduque.

Further reading

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