pingga

See also: pinga

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pinga, deverbal of pingar (“to hang”), from Asturian pingar, from Vulgar Latin *pendicāre. Alternatively, from Hokkien 扁擔 / 扁担 (pin-taⁿ, “carrying pole”) according to Manuel (1948), Panganiban (1973), and English (1987).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /piŋˈɡa/ [pɪŋˈɡa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ping‧ga

Noun

pinggá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ)

1. carrying pole

   Synonyms: palangka, pasanan, tuwangan

2. lever

   Synonyms: panikwas, pantikwas

Derived terms

• magpingga
• pinggahin

See also

• aksiw
• ambuwat

Further reading

• “pingga”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “pingga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1049
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 810
• Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 1071
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948), Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 44
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 460

Anagrams

• paging-

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English finger.

Noun

pingga

1. finger

Waray-Waray

Noun

pinggá

1. bamboo carrying pole