tong-its

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Emerged around the late 20th century around Luzon, especially the 1990s. Possibly from Hokkien, such as 當 / 当 (tong, “to bear; to withstand; to sustain; to take responsibility; to match; to be equal to”) +‎ 一 (it, “one”) +‎ -s. See also tong (“percentage cut of the winnings in gambling”) and huweteng. Compare Ilocano tong-it, Pangasinan tung-it, and English tonk.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌtoŋ ˈʔits/ [ˌt̪oŋ ˈʔɪt̪s]
  • Rhymes: -its
  • Syllabification: tong-its

Noun

tong-its (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜁᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔) (gambling, card games)

  1. a matching type rummy card game, conceptually similar to tonk and mahjong, usually played and gambled on by three players in the Philippines

See also

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.