Tinggian
التعريفات والمعاني
== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Tinguian — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Tinggiyan
=== Etymology ===
Possibly from *tinggi + -an. Compare Malay tinggi (“high; elevated”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiŋˈɡiʔan/ [t̪ɪŋˈɡiː.ʔɐn̪]
Rhymes: -iʔan
(Northern Luzon) IPA(key): /ˌtiŋɡiˈan/ [ˈt̪iŋ.ɡjɐn̪]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: Ting‧gi‧an
=== Proper noun ===
Tinggian or Tínggián (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜀᜈ᜔ or ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜌᜈ᜔)
synonym of Itneg (people)
(historical) mountain dwellers near the area of modern San Pablo, Laguna, Nagcarlan, Laguna, and Lucena, Quezon (likely referring to the area near Mount Banahaw)
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