tinig
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- tingig – archaic
- ting̃ig – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tənəʀ (“sound, voice”). Cognate with Bikol Central tingog, Cebuano tunog (“resonant, audible”), and Malagasy teni (“word, speech”). Compare tunog.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ti‧nig
- IPA(key): /ˈtiniɡ/, [ˈti.nɪɡ]
- Rhymes: -iniɡ
Noun
tinig (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔)
- (human) voice
- Synonym: boses
- (grammar) voice
- tone; intonation (of one's voice)
- expression; right to express (of one's opinion, choice, or request)
- mouthpiece (as of the government)
Derived terms
- ginintuang tinig
- hatinig
- katinig
- magtinig
- miktinig
- palatinigan
- pantinig
- patinig
- talatinigan
- tinig-balintiyak
- tinig-tahasan
See also
Further reading
- “tinig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
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