ngitngit

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

ngitngit

  1. food stuck between teeth

Tagalog

Etymology

    From Proto-Philippine *ŋitŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋitŋit (“annoyance, irritation”), from Proto-Austronesian *ŋiCŋiC or *ŋeCŋeC.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ŋitˈŋit/ [ŋɪt̪ˈŋɪt̪̚]
    • Rhymes: -it
    • Syllabification: ngit‧ngit

    Noun

    ngitngít (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜒᜆ᜔ᜅᜒᜆ᜔)

    1. extreme or controlled anger; intense rage
    2. change to bad weather; inclemency of weather

    Derived terms

    • magngitngit
    • pagngingitngit

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