manang

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a clipping of Spanish hermana (“sister”) +‎ -ng.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ma‧nang
  • IPA(key): /ˈmanaŋ/, [ˈma.n̪ʌŋ]

Noun[edit]

manang (masculine manong)

  1. elder sister; big sister
  2. term of address for an elder sister: big sis
  3. term of address for any woman older than the speaker, not necessarily an elderly woman: ma'am

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Hiligaynon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a clipping of Spanish hermana (“sister”) +‎ -ng.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ma‧nang
  • IPA(key): /ˈmanaŋ/, [ˈma.naŋ]
  • IPA(key): /maˈnaŋ/, [maˈnaŋ] (term of address)

Noun[edit]

manang (masculine manong)

  1. eldest sister
  2. elder sister; big sister
  3. term of address for an elder sister or the eldest sister: big sis
  4. term of address for any woman older than the speaker, not necessarily an elderly woman: ma'am

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary‎[2] (overall work in Hiligaynon and English)

Iban[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

manang

  1. shaman

Mansaka[edit]

Noun[edit]

manang

  1. the eldest sister

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a clipping of Spanish hermana (“sister”) +‎ -ng.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmanaŋ/, [ˈma.nɐŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧nang
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

manang (masculine manong, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜅ᜔)

  1. (colloquial) term of address for an elderly woman; madam
  2. a female elder; old woman

Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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