tanigi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tangginggi
• tanige
• tanigui, tanigue — Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋiʀi (“Spanish mackerel, kingfish: Scomberomorini spp.”). Compare Ilocano tanggigi, Pangasinan tangingi, Kapampangan tangginggi, Cebuano tangigi, Maranao tangigi, Javanese ꦠꦼꦔꦶꦫꦶ (tengiri), and Malay tenggiri.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈniɡiʔ/ [tɐˈni.ɣɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iɡiʔ
• Syllabification: ta‧ni‧gi

Noun

tanigì (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈᜒᜄᜒ)

1. (strictly) narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)
2. Spanish mackerel; seerfish

Derived terms

• panting-pantanigi

 

Further reading

• “tanigi” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “tanigi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*taŋiRi”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary