tingala

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiŋadaq. Compare Bikol Central tingara, Malay tengadah, and Palauan dengarech.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiŋaˈlaʔ/ [t̪ɪ.ŋɐˈlaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ti‧nga‧la

Adjective

tingalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅᜎ)

1. with the face turning upward

   Synonym: nakatingala

2. tilted upward; with one end, side, or edge raised or higher than the opposite

   Synonyms: tikwas, nakatikwas

Derived terms

• itingala
• kapag may sinuksok, may titingalain
• magtitingala
• maningalang-pugad
• mapatingala
• matingala
• nakatingala
• pagkakatingala
• pagtingala
• pagtitingalaan
• paniningalang-pugad
• patingala
• patingalain
• tingalaan
• tingalain
• tumingala

 

Noun

tingalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅᜎ)

1. act of looking upward

   Synonym: pagtingala

2. upward tilt of one end (like a seesaw, etc.)

   Synonym: tikwas