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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Kankanaey Pingad.
Proper noun
Pingad
- A barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines
- Coordinate terms: Bao-angan, Bun-ayan, Busa, Camatagan, Capinitan, Data, Gayang, Lagan, Losad, Namatec, Napua, Pingad, Poblacion, Supang, Tambingan — barangays of Sabangan
Ilocano
Etymology
Borrowed from Kankanaey Pingad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpiŋad/
- Hyphenation: Pi‧ngad
Proper noun
Píngad
- A barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines
Kankanaey
Etymology
Clipping of napingúdan (“someone with a chopped ear”). It is said that there was a stranger who asked a person with a chopped ear what the name of the place was. The person thought that the stranger was asking why their ear cut off and responded "napingudan". The stranger could not pronounce this word, hence it became "Pingad".
Pronunciation
- (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /ˈpiŋad/
- Rhymes: -iŋad
- Syllabification: Pi‧ngad
Proper noun
Píngad
- A barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines
1972, Morice Vanoverbergh, “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos, volume 67, number 1/2 (in Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 77:Sína et (kanó) ipaytók ed ed Diklígan, / sína et (kanó) isakiát ed Kalawittán, / si pay (kanó) dawáten Déen et mensáponna s'sígup; / sina pay ipaytók ed Piŋad- Then (they say) he hands it down at Diklígan, / then (they say) he ascends with it on the Kalawittán, / then (they say) Déen recieves it and he offers the sabúsab; / then he hands it down at Pingad
References
- Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (2021) Lingguwistikong Etnograpiya ng Kankanaey [Linguistic Ethnography of Kankanaey] (in Tagalog, Kankanaey, and Northern Kankanay), archived from the original on 2024-09-25, page 59