atang-atang

Tagalog

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to 蟲仔／虫仔 (thâng-á, “insect”), or a reduplication of atang. Compare Casiguran Dumagat Agta atang-atang (“species of poisonous river crab”). See also Cebuano tanga (“scorpion”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔataŋ ˈʔataŋ/ [ˌʔaː.t̪ɐŋ ˈʔaː.t̪ɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ataŋ
• (eastern Marinduque) IPA^(key): /ʔaˌtaŋ ʔaˈtaŋ/ [ʔɐˌt̪aŋ ʔɐˈt̪aŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: a‧tang-a‧tang

Noun

atang-atang or atáng-atáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜅ᜔ᜀᜆᜅ᜔)

1. scorpion

   Synonyms: alakdan, (colloquial) pitumbuko, (Marinduque) iwi

Usage notes

• This term is widely used in eastern Marinduque.

Further reading

• “atang-atang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018