ngitngit
Dupaningan Agta
Noun
ngitngit
Tagalog
Etymology
Etymology tree
From either of the following:
- Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ŋitŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋitŋit (“annoyance, irritation”), from Proto-Austronesian *ŋiCŋiC.
- Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *ŋəCŋəC.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ŋitˈŋit/ [ŋɪt̪ˈŋɪt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -it
- Syllabification: ngit‧ngit
Noun
ngitngít (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜒᜆ᜔ᜅᜒᜆ᜔)
- extreme or controlled anger; intense rage
- change to bad weather; inclemency of weather
Derived terms
- magngitngit
- pagngingitngit