salamin ng tainga

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “glass of the ear”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /salaˌmin naŋ taiˈŋa/ [sɐ.lɐˌmin̪ n̪ɐn̪ t̪ɐ.ɪˈŋa], (colloquial) /salaˌmin naŋ ˈteŋa/ [sɐ.lɐˌmin̪ n̪ɐn̪ ˈt̪ɛː.ŋɐ]
    • Rhymes: -a
  • IPA^(key): /salaˌmin naŋ taˈʔiŋa/ [sɐ.lɐˌmin̪ n̪ɐn̪ t̪ɐˈʔiː.ŋɐ] (dated)
    • Rhymes: -iŋa
• Syllabification: sa‧la‧min ng ta‧i‧nga

Noun

salamín ng taingá or salamín ng tainga (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜋᜒᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜌᜒᜅ or ᜐᜎᜋᜒᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜁᜅ) (anatomy)

1. eardrum; tympanum

Further reading

• English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1329