tunghay

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tuŋˈhaj/ [t̪ʊŋˈhaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: tung‧hay

Adjective

tungháy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜑᜌ᜔)

1. erect or slightly raised (of a head)

   Synonyms: nakatunghay, tingala, nakatingala

Derived terms

• itunghay
• mapatunghay
• matunghay
• matunghayan
• nakatunghay
• pagtunghay
• patunghay
• patunghayan
• patunghayin
• tumunghay
• tunghayan

 

Noun

tungháy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜑᜌ᜔)

1. act of raising one's head (in assuming an upright position)

   Synonym: pagtunghay

2. erect or slightly raised position of the head
3. act of looking or reading something (as in a newspaper)

   Synonyms: basa, pagbasa