ninang
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]ninang (plural ninangs)
- (Philippines) A godmother.
Related terms
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[edit]Bikol Central
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Tagalog ninang, from Spanish madrina.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nínang (masculine ninong)
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Spanish nina (“godmother”, colloquial clipping of madrina) + -ng. See also ninong, lelong, lelang, manong, manang, mang, aling, etc. Compare Chamorro nina.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈninaŋ/ [ˈn̪iː.n̪ɐŋ]
- Rhymes: -inaŋ
- Syllabification: ni‧nang
Noun
[edit]ninang (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈᜅ᜔)
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ninang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/inaŋ
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