gitna

Remontado Agta

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋaq.

    Noun

    gitnâ

    1. center; middle

    Tagalog

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Philippine *Ri-?
    Tagalog *gi-
    Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋaq
    Tagalog gitna

      From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋaq with fossilized *gi- prefix (cf. Cebuano gi-). Compare Ilocano tengnga (“middle”), Kapampangan pitna (“halve”), Central Bikol tanga (“between”), Cebuano tunga (“half, middle, center”), Waray-Waray butnga (“middle”), Tausug tunga' (“half”), and Malay tengah (“mid, amid”). See also Tausug gi'tung (“middle”). See also Ilocano pagitnga.

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡitˈnaʔ/ [ɡ̠ɪt̪ˈn̪aʔ]
      • Rhymes: -aʔ
      • Syllabification: git‧na

      Noun

      gitnâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜈ)

      1. center; middle
        Synonym: sentro
      2. (dialectal, Quezon) downtown area; commercial area
        Synonyms: bayan, sentro

      Derived terms

      Further reading

      • “gitna”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
      • “gitna”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
      • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*teŋaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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