atang-atang

== Tagalog == === Etymology === Unknown. Possibly related to Hokkien 蟲仔 / 虫仔 (thâng-á, “insect”), or a reduplication of atang. Compare Casiguran Dumagat Agta atang-atang (“species of poisonous river crab”). See also Cebuano tanga (“scorpion”) and Hokkien 蠍仔蟲 / 蝎仔虫 (giat-á-thâng). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔataŋ ˈʔataŋ/ [ˌʔaː.t̪ɐŋ ˈʔaː.t̪ɐŋ] Rhymes: -ataŋ (eastern Marinduque) IPA(key): /ʔaˌtaŋ ʔaˈtaŋ/ [ʔɐˌt̪aŋ ʔɐˈt̪aŋ] Rhymes: -aŋ Syllabification: a‧tang-a‧tang === Noun === atang-atang or atáng-atáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜅ᜔ᜀᜆᜅ᜔) scorpion Synonyms: alakdan, (colloquial) pitumbuko, (Marinduque) iwi ==== Usage notes ==== This term is widely used in eastern Marinduque. === Further reading === “atang-atang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018