chingching

Karao

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *diŋdiŋ.

    Noun

    chingching

    1. wall

    Tagalog

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Classical Nahuatl chichibor.
    Mexican Spanish chichibor.
    English chichibor.?
    Tagalog chichi
    Proto-Indo-European *-nós
    Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
    Proto-Italic *-īnos
    Latin -īnus
    Spanish -índer.?
    Tagalog -ng
    Tagalog chingching

      From chichi + -ng on both syllables.

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiŋt͡ʃiŋ/ [ˈt͡ʃin̪.t͡ʃɪŋ]
        • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtsiŋtsiŋ/ [ˈt͡sin̪.t͡sɪŋ]
      • Rhymes: -iŋt͡ʃiŋ, (no palatal assimilation) -iŋtsiŋ
      • Syllabification: ching‧ching

      Noun

      chingching (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔) (slang, dated)

      1. girl; young woman
        Synonyms: babae, dalaga, chiching, chichi
      2. girlfriend
        Synonyms: nobya, kasintahan, gerlprend, chichi

      Further reading

      • Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 32
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