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maong

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Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧ong
  • IPA(key): /maˈʔoŋ/ [maˈʔoŋ]

Noun

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maóng

  1. denim cloth

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧ong
  • IPA(key): /maˈʔoŋ/ [mɐˈʔoŋ]

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish mahón (nankeen; jeans). See Tagalog maong.

Noun

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maóng

  1. denim cloth

Etymology 2

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From mao (is the one) and nga (that is).

Preposition

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maóng (Badlit spelling ᜋᜂᜅ᜔)

  1. Short for mao nga (aforementioned; therefore).

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish mahón (nankeen, especially the blue cloth; jeans), named after Mahón, capital city of Minorca, Balearic Islands, where in the 18th century English ships transshipped cargo destined for Spanish ports in the Levant. The city name is then from Latin Portus Magōnis, from Magō, from Punic 𐤌𐤂‬𐤍 (mg‬n).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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maóng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜂᜅ᜔)

  1. denim cloth; jean

Further reading

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  • maong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 379

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