patangwa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• patang̃ua, patangua — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• patungwa — Quezon

Etymology

From pa- +‎ tangwa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pataŋˈwa/ [pɐ.t̪ɐŋˈwa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pa‧tang‧wa

Noun

patangwá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜅ᜔ᜏ)

1. (architecture) small balcony

   Synonyms: patungwa (Quezon), balkon, balkonahe

2. (geography) precipice; cliff; steep slope of a high place
3. (obsolete) Synonym of tangwa

Derived terms

• ipatangwa
• magpatangwa
• patangwahan
• patangwahin

 

See also

• awang
• tangway

 

Further reading

• “patangwa” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “patangwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 67
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[3] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot