kinang

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Tagalog

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiñaŋ (quartz crystal). Doublet of kinyang.

Pronunciation

Noun

kináng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜅ᜔)

  1. shininess; luster; brightness; glossiness; brilliance; magnitude
    Synonyms: kintab, kislap, ningning

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Further reading

  • kinang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • kinang”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
  • Sagalongos, Felicidad Tomasa E. (1968) Diksiyunaryong Ingles-Pilipino, Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN, page 206
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kiñaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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