Mang

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mang"

Tagalog

Etymology

See mang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaŋ/, [ˈmaŋ]
• Hyphenation: Mang

Noun

Mang (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅ᜔)

1. (colloquial) honorific used before the name of an elderly man: Mister

   Mang Tomas ― Mister Thomas

Coordinate terms

• (colloquial, of a man): Manong, manong
• (colloquial, of a woman): Aling, ale; Manang, manang
• (formal, of a man): Ginoo, ginoo
• (formal, of a woman): Ginang, ginang; Gining, gining; Binibini, binibini
• (genderless): Ka, kaka