ninang
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English[edit]
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Noun[edit]
ninang (plural ninangs)
- (Philippines) A godmother.
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Bikol Central[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Tagalog ninang, from Spanish madrina.
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Noun[edit]
nínang (masculine ninong)
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From corruption of madrina + -ng as a diminutive form, from Spanish madrina. Compare ninong, lelong, lelang, manong, manang, etc.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ninang (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈᜅ᜔)
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Further reading[edit]
- “ninang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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