tainga

Pangutaran Sama

Etymology

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

Noun

tainga

(anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

tenga, taynga – colloquial
tahinga – dialectal, Teresa-Morong, Tayabasin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ta‧i‧nga

IPA^(key): /taˈʔiŋa/, [tɐˈʔi.ŋɐ] (dated)

IPA^(key): /ˈtajŋa/, [ˈtaɪ̯.ŋɐ]

IPA^(key): /ˈteŋa/, [ˈte.ŋɐ] (colloquial)

Noun

tainga (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌ᜔ᜅ)

(anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)
handle shaped like an ear (of a jar, pitcher, box, etc.)
(anatomy) hangnail
Synonyms: taingang-daga, (obsolete or Marinduque) dayurayo

Derived terms

mahina ang tainga
manainga
panahinga
puting-tainga
salamin ng tainga
sarhan ang tainga
taingambaboy
taingambuhay
taingang-daga
taingang-kawali
takpan ang tainga

Further reading

“tainga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

Tausug

Alternative forms

taynga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa.

Noun

tainga

ear

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