yanig

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /jaˈniɡ/ [jɐˈniɡ]
  • Rhymes: -iɡ
  • Syllabification: ya‧nig

Noun

yaníg (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜈᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. shaking; tremor; vibration; temblor (of buildings, mountains, earth, etc.)
  2. (figurative) any sudden, emotional disturbance or agitation

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Adjective

yaníg (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜈᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. strongly shaken (of the earth during an earthquake)

Further reading
  • “yanig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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