tanigi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

tangginggi
tanige
tanigui, tanigue — Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋiʀi (“Spanish mackerel, kingfish: Scomberomorini spp.”). Compare Ilocano tanggigi, Pangasinan tangingi, Kapampangan tangginggi, Cebuano tangigi, Maranao tangigi, Javanese ꦠꦼꦔꦶꦫꦶ (tengiri), and Malay tenggiri.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈniɡiʔ/ [tɐˈni.ɣɪʔ]
Rhymes: -iɡiʔ
Syllabification: ta‧ni‧gi

Noun

tanigì (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈᜒᜄᜒ)

(strictly) narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)
Spanish mackerel; seerfish

Derived terms

panting-pantanigi

Further reading

“tanigi” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“tanigi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*taŋiRi”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

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