tangka
See also: tángkǎ
English
Noun
tangka (plural tangkas)
- Alternative form of thangka.
Atong (India)
Etymology
Compare Bengali টাকা (ṭaka) (from earlier *টাঁকা (*ṭãka)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taŋka/
Noun
tangka (Bengali script তাঙ্কা or তাংকা)
References
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
Garo
Etymology
Compare Bengali টাকা (ṭaka) (from earlier *টাঁকা (*ṭãka)).
Noun
tangka
North Moluccan Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaŋ.ka/
- Hyphenation: tang‧ka
Verb
tangka
- (transitive) to catch
Derived terms
- tangka lap (“to slap”)
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- tangca — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taŋˈkaʔ/ [t̪ɐŋˈkaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: tang‧ka
Noun
tangkâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃ)
- attempt; endeavor; try
- intention; plan; purpose
- (obsolete) calculation of cost
- (obsolete) act of making calculation to delegate something
- (obsolete) promise
- Synonym: pangako
Derived terms
- magtangka
- pagtangkaan
- pagtatangka
- tangkaan
- tangkain
Further reading
- “tangka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “tangka”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025