atang-atang
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Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown. Possibly related to 蟲仔/虫仔 (thâng-á, “insect”), or a reduplication of atang. Compare Cebuano tanga (“scorpion”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔataŋ ˈʔataŋ/ [ˌʔa.tɐŋ ˈʔa.tɐŋ]
- Rhymes: -ataŋ
- (eastern Marinduque) IPA(key): /ʔaˌtaŋ ʔaˈtaŋ/ [ʔɐˌtaŋ ʔɐˈtaŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: a‧tang-a‧tang
Noun[edit]
atang-atang or atáng-atáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜅ᜔ᜀᜆᜅ᜔)
Usage notes[edit]
- This term is widely used in eastern Marinduque.
Further reading[edit]
- “atang-atang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Categories:
- Tagalog terms with unknown etymologies
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/ataŋ
- Rhymes:Tagalog/ataŋ/4 syllables
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aŋ
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aŋ/4 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- tl:Scorpions