kinang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiñaŋ (“quartz crystal”). Doublet of kinyang.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kiˈnaŋ/ [kɪˈn̪aŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: ki‧nang

Noun

kináng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜅ᜔)

  1. shininess; luster; brightness; glossiness; brilliance; magnitude
    Synonyms: kintab, kislap, ningning

Derived terms

See also

  • kinab

Further reading

  • “kinang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “kinang”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
  • Sagalongos, Felicidad Tomasa E. (1968) Diksiyunaryong Ingles-Pilipino, Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN, page 206
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kiñaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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