# tangga
## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋga (“runged ladder”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtaŋɡa/ [ˈtaŋ.ɡa]
* Hyphenation: tang‧ga

### Noun

tángga (Basahan spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜄ)
* step (of a staircase); rung (of a ladder)
    Synonym: hagyan

## Iban
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *taŋga(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋga (“runged ladder”).

### Noun

tangga
* ladder; stair
* standard (grade level in primary education)

#### Derived terms

* bepenangga
* betangga
* nangga

### References

* Scott, N. C. (1956) A Dictionary of Sea Dayak‎, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay tangga, from Proto-Malayic *taŋga(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋga (“runged ladder”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈtaŋɡa/ [ˈt̪aŋ.ɡa]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aŋɡa
* Syllabification: tang‧ga

### Noun

tangga (plural tangga-tangga)
* stair (series of steps)
* ladder
* a support to get into a car, train, etc.
* (figuratively) level

#### Derived terms

* bertangga
* setangga
* tangga berjalan
* tangga beroda
* tangga geser
* tangga jenjang
* tangga karier
* tangga lagu
* tangga lipat
* tangga monyet
* tangga nada
* tangga nada mayor
* tangga pandu
* tangga picak
* tangga pilin
* tangga sambung
* tangga sigai
* tangga sokong
* tangga sosial
* tangga spiral
* tangga tali
* tangga teras
* tangga ulir
* tangga universal

### Further reading

* “tangga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *taŋga(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋga (“runged ladder”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtaŋɡa/ [ˈt̪aŋ.ɡa]
* (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA: /taŋɡə/
* (Baku) IPA: /taŋɡa/
* Rhymes: -aŋɡə, -ɡə, -ə

### Noun

tangga (Jawi spelling تڠݢ, plural tangga-tangga, informal 1st possessive tanggaku, 2nd possessive tanggamu, 3rd possessive tangganya)
* stair (series of steps), ladder
    (figuratively) rank, level
** 1991 October 3, Kamsiah Sirat, “Orang Jepun sudah gemar dangdut”, in Berita Harian‎, page 5:Lagu dangdut itu berada di tangga keempat dalam carta lagu-lagu paling popular di sana.The dangdut track is in fourth place on the pop [song] charts there.
* pedestal or support to get into a car, train, etc.

#### Derived terms

* bertangga
* setangga
* tetangga
* anak tangga
* rumah tangga
* tangga beroda
* tangga gerak
* tangga geser
* tangga jenjang
* tangga kerjaya
* tangga lagu
* tangga lipat
* tangga monyet
* tangga nada
* tangga pandu
* tangga picak
* tangga pilin
* tangga sambung
* tangga sigai
* tangga sokong
* tangga sosial
* tangga tali
* tangga teras
* tangga ulir

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: tangga

### References

* Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “تڠݢ tangga”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 79
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “تڠݢ tangga”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 170
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “tangga”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 532

### Further reading

* “tangga” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tanga (“hob, a boys game”), from Old Spanish tanga, first-person singular present subjunctive of tañer (“to touch”), from Latin tangere (“to touch”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈtaŋɡa/ [ˈt̪aŋ.ɡɐ]
* Rhymes: -aŋɡa
* Syllabification: tang‧ga

### Noun

tangga (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜄ)
* a gambling game in which coins at stake are placed one over another inside a circle then hit by players in turns with their cue pieces (similar to quoits)
    Synonym: tantsing

#### Derived terms

* tanggahan

### Further reading

* “tangga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Lopez, Cecilio (1965) “The Spanish overlay in Tagalog”, in Lingua‎, volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 467–504

### Anagrams

* gatang