ninong

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English

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Etymology

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From Tagalog ninong.

Noun

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ninong (plural ninongs)

  1. (Philippines) A godfather.
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Anagrams

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Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog ninong, from Spanish padrino.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ni‧nong
  • IPA(key): /ˈninoŋ/ [ˈn̪i.n̪oŋ]

Noun

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nínong (feminine ninang)

  1. godfather

Cuyunon

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Etymology

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From Tagalog ninong, from Spanish padrino.

Noun

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ninong

  1. godfather

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Spanish nino (godfather, colloquial clipping of padrino) +‎ -ng. See also ninang, lelong, lelang, manong, manang, mang, aling, etc. Compare Chamorro ninu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ninong (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. godfather
    Synonyms: kumpare, padrino, inaama
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Further reading

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  • ninong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018