nayntin-kopong-kopong

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English nineteen + reduplication of kopong, literally, “19-0-0 or 1900s”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌnajntin ˌkopoŋ ˈkopoŋ/ [ˌn̪aɪ̯n̪.t̪ɪŋ ˌkoː.poŋ ˈkoː.poŋ]
  • Rhymes: -opoŋ
  • Syllabification: nayn‧tin-ko‧pong-ko‧pong

Noun

nayntin-kopong-kopong (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜌ᜔ᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔) (idiomatic)

  1. a time so ancient, old, or too long ago to remember
    Synonym: sinauna
    'Yong damit na suot mo parang sa panahon pa ng nayntin-kopong-kopong!
    Those clothes that you wear are like from a time so ancient!
    • 2005, Abdon M. Balde, Calvary road: mga kuwento sa balighong panahon:
      Samantalang kami dito, nagtitiyaga sa nayntin-kopong-kopong na kalawanging Soiltest equipment na tira ng mga Kano sa Clark at Subic!
      On the other hand, we here are just trying to make do with the rusty, age-old Soiltest equipment that the Americans left behind in Clark and Subic!

Further reading

  • Corazon S. Alvina (1989) Halupi: Essays on Philippine Culture‎[1], Capital Publishing House
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