nayntin-kopong-kopong

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Tagalog

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From English nineteen + reduplication of kopong, literally, 19-0-0 or 1900s.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌnajntin ˌkopoŋ ˈkopoŋ/ [ˌn̪aɪ̯n̪.t̪ɪŋ ˌkoː.poŋ ˈkoː.poŋ]
  • Rhymes: -opoŋ
  • Syllabification: nayn‧tin-ko‧pong-ko‧pong

Noun

[edit]

nayntin-kopong-kopong (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜌ᜔ᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (idiomatic) a time so ancient, old, or too long ago to remember
    Synonym: sinauna
    'Yong damit na suot mo parang sa panahon pa ng nayntin-kopong-kopong!
    Those clothes that you wear are like from a time so ancient!
    • 2005, Abdon M. Balde, Calvary road: mga kuwento sa balighong panahon:
      Samantalang kami dito, nagtitiyaga sa nayntin-kopong-kopong na kalawanging Soiltest equipment na tira ng mga Kano sa Clark at Subic!.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

[edit]
  • Corazon S. Alvina (1989) Halupi: Essays on Philippine Culture[1], Capital Publishing House