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Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ate + -ng.
Pronunciation
Noun
aténg (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜒᜅ᜔) (chiefly Nueva Ecija)
- elder sister; big sister
- Synonym: ate
- (informal) term of address for a female senior (in school, work, etc.)
- Synonym: ate
- (informal) term of address for any young female: miss; sis
- Synonym: ate
See also
Further reading
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 14