tinig

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From either Proto-Philippine *tiŋəʀ (cf. Central Bikol tingog, Cebuano tingog, Waray-Waray tingog, and Tausug tingug) or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tənəʀ (sound, voice) (cf. Cebuano tunog (resonant, audible) and Malagasy teni (word, speech)). See also tunog.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtiniɡ/ [ˈt̪iː.n̪ɪɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -iniɡ
  • Syllabification: ti‧nig

Noun

tinig (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. (human) voice
    Synonym: boses
  2. (grammar) voice
    Synonym: boses
  3. tone; intonation (of one's voice)
    Synonyms: tono, boses
  4. expression; right to express (of one's opinion, choice, or request)
    Synonym: boses
  5. mouthpiece (as of the government)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • tinig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tiŋeR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*teneR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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