tangkay

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tang‧kay

Noun

tangkay

1. five-leaved chaste tree (Vitex negundo)

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Malay tangkai.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taŋˈkaj/ [t̪ɐŋˈkaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: tang‧kay

Noun

tangkáy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜌ᜔)

1. stem; stalk; petiole; peduncle (of a flower or leaf)
2. shaft; stem (of an arrow)
3. handle (as of an umbrella)

Derived terms

• tangkayan

See also

• tagdan

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /taŋkaj/ [t̪aŋˈk̠ɑj]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: tang‧kay

Noun

tangkay (Sulat Sūg spelling تَڠْكَيْ)

1. stem, stalk
2. handle
3. bow, temple (of eye-glasses)