tainga

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Pangutaran Sama[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *Caliŋa.

Noun[edit]

tainga

  1. (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *Caliŋa. Compare Ilocano talinga, Cebuano talinga, Maranao tangila, Tausug taynga, and Malay telinga.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /taiˈŋa/ [tɐ.ɪˈŋa], (colloquial) /ˈteŋa/ [ˈtɛ.ŋɐ]
      • Rhymes: -a
    • IPA(key): /taˈʔiŋa/ [tɐˈʔi.ŋɐ] (dated)
  • Syllabification: ta‧i‧nga

Noun[edit]

taingá or tainga (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜒᜅ or ᜆᜁᜅ)

  1. (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)
  2. handle shaped like an ear (of a jar, pitcher, box, etc.)
    Synonym: hawakan
  3. (anatomy) hangnail
    Synonyms: taingang-daga, (Marinduque) dayurayo

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “tainga” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “tainga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎[2], La Noble Villa de Pila
    • page 80: “Aſa) Taying̃a (pp) de jarro carahat de dos aſas, vde otra coſa, metaf) de taying̃a, que es oreja, por q̃ las alas parecen orejas por eſtar a los la dos”
    • page 455: “Oreja) Taying̃a (pp) de hombre de animal de jarro o de otra coſa”
    • page 458: “Oyr) Taying̃a (pp) con el oydo atẽto”
    • page 458: “Padraſtro) Taying̃anangcoco [(pc)] duo dici, coco, taying̃a . |. orejas de las vñas”

Tausug[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *Caliŋa.

Noun[edit]

tainga

  1. (anatomy) ear
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