tengga

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tenga — Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Spanish tenga, an inflection of tener.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈteŋɡa/ [ˈt̪ɛŋ.ɡɐ]
• Rhymes: -eŋɡa
• Syllabification: teng‧ga

Adjective

tengga (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ) (informal)

1. held up; on hold; kept idle; halted; stopped; paused; at a standstill

   Synonyms: nakahinto, nakatigil, nakahumpay, tigil

2. unused; idle; inactive

Derived terms

• itengga
• makatengga

See also

• istambay
• petiks

Further reading

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