Mang

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mang"

Tagalog

Etymology

See mang.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmaŋ/ [ˈmaŋ]
Rhymes: -aŋ
Syllabification: Mang

Noun

Mang (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅ᜔) (colloquial)

honorific used before the name of an elderly man: Mister
Mang Tomas ― Mister Thomas

Coordinate terms

(colloquial, of a man): Manong, manong
(colloquial, of a woman): Aling, ale; Manang, manang
(formal, of a man): Ginoo, ginoo
(formal, of a woman): Ginang, ginang; Gining, gining; Binibini, binibini
(genderless): Ka, kaka