gingging

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Paiwan

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 龍眼／龙眼 (lêng-géng, gêng-géng).

Noun

gingging

  1. longan (fruit)

Rukai

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 龍眼／龙眼 (lêng-géng, gêng-géng)。.

Noun

gingging

  1. (Eastern Drekay, Ngudradrekay) longan (fruit)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 龍眼 / 龙眼 (gêng-géng).

Pronunciation

Noun

ginggíng (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. orangeberry shrub; gin berry shrub (Glycosmis pentaphylla)
  2. longan (fruit)

Further reading

  • “gingging”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “gingging”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 135
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 443
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