tapang

Coastal Kadazan

Etymology

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Noun

tapang

1. (anatomy) appendix

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtapaŋ/ [ˈt̪aː.pɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -apaŋ
• Syllabification: ta‧pang

Noun

tapang (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜅ᜔)

1. bravery; courage; valor; boldness

   Synonyms: lakas ng loob, giting, kagitingan, kalakasan ng loob, tibay ng loob, balentiya, balor

2. strength; potency (of wine, coffee, vinegar, etc.)

   Synonym: lakas

Derived terms

• antapang
• hinapang
• katapangan
• magtapang-tapangan
• matapang
• pagtatapang-tapangan
• pampatapang
• patapangin
• tapang ng mukha
• tapangan
• tumapang

Further reading

• “tapang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• pangat