kinig

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kiˈniɡ/ [kɪˈn̪ɪɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -iɡ
  • Syllabification: ki‧nig

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *kiŋəʀ (to hear).

Noun

kiníg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. act of listening to something said or heard
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Etymology 2

Noun

kiníg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔) (now dialectal, Bulacan)

  1. uncontrollable movement of the body due to cold, fear or anger; shiver; chill
    Synonyms: kaligkig, katal, ngatog
  2. vibration
Usage notes
  • In Manila Tagalog, nginig is used instead, including its compounds.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • kinigin
  • kuminig
  • kuminig-kinig
  • manginig
  • nginigin
  • pakinig-kinig
  • panginginig
See also

Further reading

  • kinig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kiŋeR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL

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