panganay

Cuyunon

Noun

panganay

  1. firstborn child

Tagalog

Etymology

From pang- +‎ *anay. Compare Kapampangan pangane. The root *anay came from Proto-Southern Philippine *qanay (“first”). See Waray-Waray anay (“first; before”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˈŋanaj/ [pɐˈŋaː.n̪aɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -anaj
  • Syllabification: pa‧nga‧nay

Noun

panganay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜈᜌ᜔)

  1. firstborn child

Derived terms

  • pagkapanganay

See also

Further reading

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