Piang

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Hokkien [Term?]. Originated by Piang Tan (TAN SIM PING), a Maguindanao-Chinese mestizo and datu of Cotabato, adapted as a patronymic surname and eventually adapted as surname by his subjects.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈaŋ/, [piˈaŋ]

Proper noun

Piáng

1. a surname originating as a patronymic [in turn from Hokkien]

Derived terms

• Datu Piang