tungaw

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuŋaw.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tú‧ngaw
• IPA^(key): /ˈtuŋau/

Noun

túngaw

1. mite

Derived terms

• tinungaw

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.ˈŋaw/, [tu.ˈŋaw]

Noun

tungaw

1. mole (colored spot on skin)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tong̃ao, toñgao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tuˈŋaw/ [t̪ʊˈŋaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: tu‧ngaw

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuŋaw (“tiny red itch mite”) (cf. Ilocano tungaw, Malay tungau, and Waray-Waray tungaw).

Noun

tungáw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅᜏ᜔)

1. tiny, red itch mite or tick that infests skin folds of fowls with itchy bites

Derived terms

• pagtutungawin
• tungawan
• tungawin

See also

• hanip
• niknik
• garapata
• pulgas

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *tuŋaw (“Astronia”).

Noun

tungáw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅᜏ᜔)

1. name of various plants belonging to the Astronia genus

Anagrams

• tugnaw, tuwang

Waray-Waray

Noun

tungáw

1. tick