ตางา

Urak Lawoi'

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *taŋga(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋga (“runged ladder”). Cognate with Pattani Malay ตาง̱อ (taŋᶢɔ) and Malay tangga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taŋa/, [taˈŋa]

Noun

ตางา (tanga)

1. ladder; stair
2. boom of a dredge

References

• Hogan, David W. (1988) Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109)‎^[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 153