kanuno-nunuan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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

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