manainga

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • manaenga, manaynga, manenga — colloquial
  • manahinga — dialectal, Rizal
  • manayinga — obsolete

Etymology

From man- +‎ tainga.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /manaiˈŋa/ [mɐ.n̪ɐ.ɪˈŋa], (colloquial) /maˈneŋa/ [mɐˈn̪ɛː.ŋɐ]
      • Rhymes: -a
    • IPA(key): /manaˈʔiŋa/ [mɐ.n̪ɐˈʔiː.ŋɐ] (dated)
      • Rhymes: -iŋa
  • Syllabification: ma‧na‧i‧nga

Verb

manaingá or manainga (complete nanainga, progressive nananainga, contemplative mananainga, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜌᜒᜅ or ᜋᜈᜁᜅ)

  1. to use the ears to listen
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