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5-letter words (3 found)

GIANT,NGATI,TANGI,

4-letter words (13 found)

AGIN,ANTI,GAIN,GAIT,GANT,GNAT,NGAI,TAIG,TAIN,TANG,TIAN,TINA,TING,

3-letter words (18 found)

AIN,AIT,ANI,ANT,GAN,GAT,GIN,GIT,ING,ITA,NAG,NAT,NIT,TAG,TAI,TAN,TIG,TIN,

2-letter words (10 found)

AG,AI,AN,AT,GI,IN,IT,NA,TA,TI,

You can make 44 words from tangi according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of tangi

tangi atngi tnagi ntagi antgi natgi tagni atgni tgani gtani agtni gatni tngai ntgai tgnai gtnai ngtai gntai angti nagti agnti ganti ngati gnati tanig atnig tnaig ntaig antig natig taing ating tiang itang aitng iatng tniag ntiag tinag itnag nitag intag anitg naitg aintg iantg niatg inatg tagin atgin tgain gtain agtin gatin taign atign tiagn itagn aitgn iatgn tgian gtian tigan itgan gitan igtan agitn gaitn aigtn iagtn giatn igatn tngia ntgia tgnia gtnia ngtia gntia tniga ntiga tinga itnga nitga intga tgina gtina tigna itgna gitna igtna ngita gnita nigta ingta ginta ignta angit nagit agnit ganit ngait gnait anigt naigt aingt iangt niagt inagt agint gaint aignt iagnt giant igant ngiat gniat nigat ingat ginat ignat

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Definitions and meaning of tangi

tangi

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori.

Noun

tangi (plural tangis)

  1. Synonym of tangihanga

Anagrams

  • Giant, Ngāti, TA'ing, TAing, Taing, anti-g, giant, tagin, tiang, tinga

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰauɲcɪ/
  • Rhymes: -auɲcɪ

Noun

tangi m (genitive singular tanga, nominative plural tangar)

  1. spit, narrow peninsula
    Synonym: nes

Declension

Italian

Verb

tangi

  1. inflection of tangere:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

  • tigna, tinga

Javanese

Romanization

tangi

  1. Romanization of ꦠꦔꦶ

Kapingamarangi

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Verb

tangi

  1. (intransitive) to cry (to weep)

Kavalan

Adverb

tangi

  1. now
  2. today

Latin

Verb

tangī

  1. present passive infinitive of tangō

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis (compare with Malay tangis), from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaŋi/, [ˈtɐŋi]

Noun

tangi

  1. weeping, mourning, lament
  2. sound, intonation
  3. (music) pitch

Verb

tangi (passive tangihia)

  1. (intransitive) to cry (to weep)
  2. to sing, make a sound

Derived terms

  • tangihanga
  • tangitangi
  • tangiweto
  • whakatangi

References

  • “tangi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tang-, related to *tangō (“pliers, tongs”).

Noun

tangi m (genitive tanga)

  1. tang, cape (point of land)

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: tangi
  • Faroese: tangi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tange; (dialectal) tangi, tångje
  • Swedish: tånge, tång
  • Danish: tange
    • Norwegian Bokmål: tange

References

  • “tangi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Portuguese

Verb

tangi

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of tanger

Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Noun

tangi

  1. cry; noise, sound
  2. lament; a death chant

Verb

tangi

  1. (intransitive) to cry (to weep)
  2. to call, make a sound (of an animal)

Derived terms

  • tangiwia (“to be mourned for, weep over”)
  • tangitangi (“to cry a lot, weep”)
  • wakatangi (“to play a musical instrument”)

Further reading

  • Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

Rarotongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Verb

tangi

  1. (intransitive) to cry (to weep)

Swahili

Alternative forms

  • tenki

Etymology

Borrowed from English tank.

Pronunciation

Noun

tangi (ma class, plural matangi)

  1. tank, reservoir (container)

Tagalog

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaŋiʔ/, [ˈta.ŋɪʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ngi

Adjective

tangì (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅᜒ)

  1. lone; only
    Synonyms: iisa, bugtong, nag-iisa, kaisa-isa
  2. different
    Synonyms: iba, naiiba
  3. special; particular; exceptional
Derived terms

Noun

tangì (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅᜒ)

  1. act of taking exception
    Synonym: pagtatangi
  2. special regard (for something)
    Synonym: pagtatangi
  3. (Southern Tagalog, in general) any kind of first-class rice

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /taˈŋiʔ/, [tɐˈŋiʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ngi

Adjective

tangî (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅᜒ)

  1. not asking the help or favor of anyone in order to avoid being asked for help or a favor (of a person)

Further reading

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

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Verb

tangi

  1. (intransitive) to cry; to weep
  2. (intransitive) to howl

Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taŋi/

Verb

tangi

  1. to cry

References

  • Anceaux, Johannes C. 1987. Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia). Dordrecht: Foris.

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