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Tinggian

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly from *tinggi +‎ -an. Compare Malay tinggi (high; elevated).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiŋˈɡiʔan/ [t̪ɪŋˈɡiː.ʔɐn̪]
  • (Northern Luzon) IPA(key): /ˌtiŋɡiˈan/ [ˈt̪iŋ.ɡjɐn̪]
  • Syllabification: Ting‧gi‧an

Proper noun

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Tinggian or Tínggián (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜀᜈ᜔ or ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. Synonym of Itneg (people)[1]
  2. (historical) mountain dwellers near the area of modern San Pablo, Laguna, Nagcarlan, Laguna, and Lucena, Quezon (likely referring to the area near Mount Banahaw)[2]

References

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  1. ^ Tinggian”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  2. ^ Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.[1] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot