ninong

English

Etymology

From Tagalog ninong.

Noun

ninong (plural ninongs)

  1. (Philippines) A godfather.

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog ninong, from Spanish padrino.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ni‧nong
  • IPA(key): /ˈninoŋ/ [ˈn̪i.n̪oŋ]

Noun

nínong (feminine ninang)

  1. godfather

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Tagalog ninong, from Spanish padrino.

Noun

ninong

  1. godfather

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish nino (“godfather”, colloquial clipping of padrino) +‎ -ng. See also ninang, lelong, lelang, manong, manang, mang, aling, etc. Compare Chamorro ninu.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈninoŋ/ [ˈn̪iː.n̪oŋ]
  • Rhymes: -inoŋ
  • Syllabification: ni‧nong

Noun

ninong (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. godfather
    Synonyms: kumpare, padrino, inaama

Derived terms

  • magninong

Further reading

  • “ninong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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