Lannang

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 咱人 (lán-nâng, “we; us; Chinese”, literally “our people”). Compare Tagalog langlang.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /lannaŋ/ [lan̪ˈn̪ãŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: Lan‧nang

Proper noun

Lannang (Sulat Sūg spelling لَنَّڠْ)

1. China: a nation in East Asia , including (historical) an empire under various dynasties and (since 1949) the People's Republic of China.
2. Chinese:
   1. any of several Sinitic languages or dialects spoken in China, especially Literary Chinese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu or Min Nan.
   2. the logographic writing system shared by this language family.
   3. the people of China.
   4. all people of Chinese origin or self-identity, particularly the Han Chinese.

   Synonym: Sina'

Adjective

Lannang (Sulat Sūg spelling لَنَّڠْ)

1. Chinese:
   1. anything related to China (i.e. food, language, people, etc.)
   2. of Chinese origin.

   Synonym: Sina'

   Labi malingkat in manga babai Lannang dayn ha manga babai bulahaw iban purul babai Pilipinu .

   Women of Chinese origin are more beautiful than those of western & native Philippine women.