kanuno-nunuan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kanunu-nunuan, kanunununuan — nonstandard

Etymology

From nuno +‎ ka- -an with full reduplication of nuno.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kanuˌnoʔ nuˈnuʔan/ [kɐ.n̪ʊˌn̪oʔ n̪ʊˈn̪uː.ʔɐn̪]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /kanuˌno(ʔ) nuˈnuʔan/ [kɐ.n̪ʊˌn̪oː n̪ʊˈn̪uː.ʔɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -uʔan
• Syllabification: ka‧nu‧no-nu‧nu‧an

Noun

kanunô-nunuan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜓᜈᜓᜈᜓᜈᜓᜀᜈ᜔)

1. primary ancestor; progenitor

Related terms

• kanunuan

 

Further reading

• “kanuno-nunuan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kanunu-nunuan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018