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Bikol Central

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Etymology

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From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timəʀaq.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ting‧ga
  • IPA(key): /tiŋˈɡaʔ/ [tiŋˈɡaʔ]

Noun

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tinggâ

  1. lead (metal)

Sambali

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Noun

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tinggâ

  1. lead (metal)

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timəʀaq. Compare Bikol Central tingga, Malay timah (tin), Maranao timbega', Sambali tingga, Waray-Waray tingga, Iban timah, and Malay timah. Also possibly from Sanskrit तीर (tīra) or तीव्र (tīvra, tin).

Noun

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tinggâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ)

  1. (chemistry, metal) lead
    Synonyms: barha, plomo, (obsolete) tinggahitam, (obsolete) hitam
  2. (colloquial) soft solder
    Synonym: estanyo
  3. (colloquial) bullets
    Synonyms: bala, punglo
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Etymology 2

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From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiŋgaʔ. Compare Kapampangan tingga and Iban tingga.

Noun

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tinggâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ)

  1. (obsolete) earring
    Synonyms: hikaw, aretes
Derived terms
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Further reading

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  • tingga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

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Waray-Waray

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Noun

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tinggâ

  1. lead (metal)