gingging

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Paiwan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien 龍眼龙眼 (lêng-géng, gêng-géng).

Noun

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gingging

  1. longan (fruit)

Rukai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien 龍眼龙眼 (lêng-géng, gêng-géng)。.

Noun

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gingging

  1. (Eastern Drekay, Ngudradrekay) longan (fruit)

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien 龍眼龙眼 (gêng-géng).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ginggíng (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. orangeberry shrub; gin berry shrub (Glycosmis pentaphylla)
  2. longan (fruit)

Further reading

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  • gingging at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • gingging”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 135
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 443