gingging

See also: Gingging

Paiwan

Etymology

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

Noun

gingging

1. longan (fruit)

Rukai

Alternative forms

• ginggingi (Budai)
• gingingi (Thakongadavane, Teldreka)
• ringiringi ('Oponoho)

Etymology

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

Noun

gingging

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ginging

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡiŋˈɡiŋ/ [ɡɪŋˈɡiŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: ging‧ging

Noun

ginggíng (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜅ᜔)

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

Further reading

• “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