kanino

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cang̃ino, canino — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kangino — obsolete

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *kaniʔnu (“whose”). Compare Asi kanin-o.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈnino/ [kɐˈni.no]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: ka‧ni‧no

Pronoun

kanino (plural kani-kanino, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜈᜓ)

1. (interrogative) whose

See also

• nino
• sino

 

Further reading

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