maningas

See also: Maningas

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

maningas

1. moon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• maning̃as — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From ma- +‎ ningas. The sense “month” is in reference to moonlight, possibly during a time of a full moon. Compare Dupaningan Agta maningas (“moon”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈniŋas/ [mɐˈn̪iː.ŋɐs]
• Rhymes: -iŋas
• Syllabification: ma‧ni‧ngas

Adjective

maningas (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜒᜅᜐ᜔)

1. fiery; flaming; burning

   Synonyms: maliyab, umaapoy, nagniningas, masiklab

2. radiant; brilliant

   Synonyms: makislap, maningning

3. ardent; vehement; fervent

   Synonyms: maalab, masikap, masipag

Related terms

• Maningas

 

Noun

maningas (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜒᜅᜐ᜔)

1. (obsolete) month

   Synonyms: buwan, (obsolete) manilong

   tatlong maningas ― three months

   Ikalwang maningas ito.

   This is the second month.

Further reading

• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[2], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 419: “Mes) Maningas (pp) conque cuentan el año, ſale de ning̃as, vſanle metaforiçe por tener luz la luna”
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2017) Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 444