galing
English
Verb
galing
- present participle and gerund of gale
Anagrams
Aklanon
Etymology
Verb
galing
- to grind
Dibabawon Manobo
Noun
galing
Hiligaynon
Verb
galing
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡaˈliŋ/ [ɡɐˈlɪŋ]
- Rhymes: -iŋ
- Syllabification: ga‧ling
Noun
galíng (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜒᜅ᜔)
- recovery (from illness)
- skill; ability; expertness; mastery
- merit; advantage; goodness
- amulet; fetish
- Synonyms: agimat, anting-anting, mutya
- importance
- Synonyms: halaga, kahalagahan
- benefit
- Synonyms: pakinabang, kapakinabangan
- luck; fortune
Derived terms
- galingan
- galingin
- gumaling
- ikagaling
- ipagmagaling
- ipanggaling
- kagaling-galingan
- kagalingan
- kasinggaling
- magaling
- magalingin
- magmagaling
- magpagaling
- magpakagaling
- makagaling
- mapagmagaling
- napakagaling
- pagalingin
- paggaling
- pagmamagaling
- pagpapagaling
Interjection
galíng (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜒᜅ᜔)
- expression of praise or endorsement after a display of expertise; remarkable; excellent; wow; great; awesome; great job; well done
- Galing!
- Well done!
- Galing ah!
- Oh wow!
- (sarcastic) expression of sarcastic disappointment or ridicule after a display of incompetence; wow; great; good job; well done
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡaliŋ/ [ˈɡaː.lɪŋ]
- Rhymes: -aliŋ
- Syllabification: ga‧ling
Preposition
galing (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜒᜅ᜔)
- from
- Galing ako sa palengke.
- I'm from the market.
Derived terms
- galing sa
- manggaling
- panggalingan
- pinanggalingan
Further reading
- “galing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018