The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*ŋeCŋeC gnash the teeth

PAN ŋeCŋeC gnash the teeth

Form.
Puyuma ŋeTŋeT-i to bite severely
Puyuma (Tamalakaw) ŋeTŋeT-i to bite severely
WMP
Itbayaten ŋetŋet idea of mastication
ŋetŋet-en to gnaw, to chew, to nibble
Agta (Central Cagayan) mag-ŋatŋat to chew, gnaw
Itawis ŋáŋat chewing tobacco
Agta (Dupaningan) mag-ŋatŋat to chew, gnaw
Bontok ŋətŋət to rip with the teeth, as tough meat; to chew on, as rats on sugarcane
Kankanaey men-ŋetŋét to grind, to grate, to gnash
Casiguran Dumagat ŋétŋet to chew (of the chewing of food, betel nut, or chewing gum)
Tagalog ŋitŋít rage, fury; suppressed rage or fury; intensity
Melanau (Mukah) ŋiŋət was gnawed, chewed on
ŋəŋət chewed up
ŋuŋət to gnaw, chew on
Karo Batak ŋetŋet clothes moth; harbor a grudge
Malay ŋeŋat moth

POC ŋoŋot-i to gnaw, nibble

OC
Nggela ŋot-i gnaw, nibble