tungga

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tuŋˈɡaʔ/ [t̪ʊŋˈɡaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: tung‧ga

Noun

tunggâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜄ)

  1. drinking in gulps; draft; gulp
    Synonyms: lagok, lunok, lulon, tagok, langap, paglangap
  2. act of drinking alcohol
    Synonyms: barik, pagbarik, inom, (slang) toma, (slang) pagtoma
  3. rocking chair
    Synonyms: mesedora, tumba-tumba, tungga-tungga, tunggaan
  4. act of rocking oneself (as on a rocking chair)
    Synonym: pagtungga-tungga

Derived terms

  • katunggaan
  • magtunggaan
  • pagtungga
  • pagtungga-tungga
  • patungga
  • tumungga
  • tungga-tungga
  • tunggaan
  • tunggain

Further reading

  • “tungga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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